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Sam Beard

b. 1990

New Zealand rugby union player

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About Sam Beard

Born 1990. Sam Beard is a New Zealand rugby union player.

Sam Beard (born 3 May 1990 in Timaru, New Zealand) is a rugby union footballer. His regular playing position is Centre.

Career Beard moved to Christchurch as a young player to pursue a career in rugby and kicked off matters in earnest with Burnside's championship-winning team.

He was then called up to the provincial Canterbury B team and, after an impressive season in which he was named player of the year, was brought into the Crusader Knights, the development squad of Super Rugby giants Crusaders.

Bay of Plenty then offered the midfielder the next step on the provincial ladder, where he played out his first season before being approached in 2013 to join Edinburgh in Scotland.

Having made his initial appearances for the team from the replacements' bench, Beard started a match for the first time on 28 February 2014, during which he ran in Edinburgh's second try in a victory over Ospreys.

Beard was contracted to Edinburgh until 2016, having signed a contract extension at the end of his first season with the club. On 22 February 2016, Beard signed a two-year deal with Welsh region the Dragons from the 2016–17 season. He was released by the Dragons at the end of the 2017–18 season.

Rugby Statistics

Season Team Games Starts Sub Mins Tries Cons Pens Drops Points Yel Red 2015–16 Edinburgh 2 2 0 121 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 2014–15 Edinburgh 20 16 4 1237 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2013–14 Edinburgh 13 4 9 468 1 0 0 0 5 0 0Total 35 22 13 1826 2 0 0 0 10 0 0

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Who is Sam Beard?

New Zealand rugby union player

When was Sam Beard born?

Sam Beard was born on 3 May 1990 in Timaru.

What is Sam Beard's occupation?

Sam Beard is a rugby union player.

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Sam Beard is New Zealand.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Sam Beard

· Wikidata: Q16212409

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