Sam Stone (born 4 August 1997) is a Malta international rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row forward for the Salford Red Devils in the Betfred Super League.
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| Born | 4 August 1997 Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.94 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 16 st 1 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He previously played for the Newcastle Knights and Gold Coast Titans in the NRL.
Background edit
Stone was born on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia and is of Maltese descent.[2] He moved to Newcastle, New South Wales at a young age.
He played his junior rugby league for the Valentine-Eleebana Red Devils and Lakes United, before being signed by the Newcastle Knights.
Stone is the son of former Huddersfield Giants and Newcastle coach Rick Stone.[3]
Playing career edit
Early career edit
In 2015 and 2016, Stone played for the Newcastle Knights' NYC team.[4]
2017 edit
In round 1 of the 2017 NRL season, Stone made his NRL debut for the Knights against the New Zealand Warriors.[5][6] In May, he played for the Junior Kangaroos against the Junior Kiwis.[7] He finished his debut season with 16 NRL matches and two tries.[8] In September, he had his Knights contract extended until the end of 2018.[9]
2018 edit
Stone only appeared in two NRL matches for the Knights in 2018.[10] Late in the year, he played for Malta in the 2018 Emerging Nations World Championship.[11]
2019 edit
After round 14, Stone moved to the Gold Coast Titans mid-season on a contract until the end of 2020, after failing to make an NRL appearance for the Knights so far that season.[12] Stone made eight appearances for the Gold Coast in 2019 as the club finished last on the table.[13][14]
2020 edit
Stone played nine games for the Gold Coast in the 2020 NRL season as the club finished ninth on the table and missed the finals.[15]
2021 edit
On 2 August 2021, it was reported that he had signed for Leigh in the Super League.[16][17]
2022 edit
On 3 October, Stone played for Leigh in their Million Pound Game victory over Batley which saw the club promoted back to the Super League.[18] On 7 November, Stone signed a contract to join Salford ahead of the 2023 Super League season.[19]
2023 edit
In round 25 of the 2023 Super League season, Stone scored a try in golden point extra-time to win the game for Salford 24-20 against Warrington.[20] In the 2023 Super League season, Stone played a total of 23 matches for Salford as the club finished 7th on the table and missed the playoffs.[21]
References edit
- ^ "Sam Stone - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. 4 August 1997. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ "Sammut in Malta mix for Autumn internationals". totalrl.com. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ^ ROBERT DILLON1 Feb 2017, 6 p.m. (1 February 2017). "Knights rookie a chip off old Stone block | Newcastle Herald". Theherald.com.au. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "S". Nyc Database. 27 December 2012. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
- ^ "Updated team lists: Warriors v Knights". NRL.com. 18 December 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ NRL Digital Media. "LATE MAIL: Warriors v Knights - Knights". Newcastleknights.com.au. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ "Junior Kangaroos team named". NRL.com. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
- ^ "Custom Match List - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- ^ "Luke Yates re-signs with Knights - Zero Tackle". 27 September 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
- ^ "Custom Match List - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- ^ "Malta name squad for Emerging Nations World Championship opener - Rugby League Emerging Nations World Championship". 22 September 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
- ^ "Titans sign Knights forward". Gold Coast Titans. 25 June 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- ^ "Proctor's apology to Titans fans". NRL. 6 August 2019.
- ^ McMurtry, Andrew (25 August 2019). "Melbourne Storm defeat Gold Coast Titans after scare". News.com.au.
- ^ "Former captain Tyrone Roberts shown the door by Gold Coast Titans". www.foxsports.com.au. 12 October 2020.
- ^ "Sam Stone & Jai Whitbread: Leigh Centurions sign Gold Coast Titans pair". BBC Sport. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ "Big-name Gold Coast playmakers Ash Taylor, Tyrone Peachey among off-season Titans discards". wwos.nine.com.au.
- ^ "Leigh 44-12 Batley: Centurions seal Super League return with deserved win in Championship Grand Final". www.skysports.com.
- ^ "Salford confirm signing of Leigh forward Sam Stone". www.loverugbyleague.com.
- ^ "Salford get playoff boost as Sam Stone's sudden-death try sinks Warrington". www.theguardian.com.
- ^ "Salford Red Devils' 2023 season in review". www.salfordnow.co.uk.