Sam Moore (rugby union)


Sam Moore is a rugby union player who plays Number 8 for Sale Sharks.

Club career

Moore joined the Sale Sharks Academy in 2016. In July 2017 he was awarded his first professional contract, a five-year deal starting from the 2017-18 season. In October 2017, Moore made his senior debut for Sale Sharks against Lyon in the European Challenge Cup.

International career

He is the son of former Wales player Steve Moore and the nephew of Andy Moore, who also played for Wales between 1995 and 2002. As his father was born in England, Moore is eligible to play for them in addition to being eligible to play for Wales where he was born.
He has elected to play for England at under-16, under-17, under-18 and under-19 level. Moore represented the England U20 side in the 2018 Six Nations Under 20s Championship. He was ruled out of the 2018 World Rugby Under 20 Championship due to injury. In February 2018, Moore was included in the England senior team squad for the first time.
Under current World Rugby regulations, Moore remains eligible to play for either the England or Wales senior teams.