Samuel Airey Martindale (5 May 1905 – 19 January 1986) was an English international rugby union player.[1]
| Full name | Samuel Airey Martindale | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 5 May 1905 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kendal, England | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 19 January 1986 (aged 80) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Kendal, England | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Martindale made his maiden competitive appearance aged 14, when the Preston Grasshoppers visited him hometown of Kendal and required an additional player.[2] He made an impression as by the following season he was playing with the Kendal firsts, where he would spent his entire career.[2]
A goal-kicking forward, Martindale amassed over 1,000 points for his club Kendal, which included a 92-goal season.[2] He also played 56 county matches for Cumberland and was capped for England as a lock-forward in a 1929 Five Nations against France at Colombes.[3] In 1930, Martindale toured Australasia with the British Lions, appearing in the one-off Test match against the Wallabies in Sydney.[4] He retired with two international caps, one for England and one for the Lions, but was a reserve in a further 21 international matches.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Legend's shirt found". The Westmorland Gazette. 25 July 2003.
- ^ a b c d "Sam Martindale". Manchester Evening News. 10 September 1936.
- ^ "Kendal Rugby Club legend features on their new gin bottle". The Westmorland Gazette. 13 November 2020.
- ^ "Who's Who With The Britishers". The Daily Telegraph. 23 July 1930.
External links
edit- Sam Martindale at ESPNscrum