Sam Carter

Sam Carter (born 10 September 1989) is an Australian retired professional rugby union player who most recently played lock for Western Force in Super Rugby. He formerly played for the Brumbies from 2011 to 2019, and won 16 caps for Australia between 2014 and 2017, before spending 2019–2023 playing for Ulster in the URC he then played for Leicester Tigers in Premiership Rugby, England's top division.

Career His father, David Carter, was also an Australian international. He was educated at Scots College in Sydney, and represented Sydney University. He moved to Canberra to join the Brumbies Academy in 2010. He made his debut for the Brumbies in 2011 He first played for Australia in 2014, and won the last of his sixteen caps in 2017, before falling out with coach Michael Cheika. He signed for Ulster ahead of the 2019–20 season, He has since captained the side. On 25 May 2023 his signing was announced by Leicester Tigers in England's Premiership Rugby.

On 25 March 2024, he joined the Western Force in Australia. He retired in 2025 after the Force's match against the British and Irish Lions.

Super Rugby statistics

Season Team Games Starts Sub Mins Tries Cons Pens Drops Points Yel Red 2011 1 0 1 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2012 15 13 2 982 2 0 0 0 10 0 0 2013 18 17 1 1196 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2014 16 16 0 1223 2 0 0 0 10 0 0 2015 13 13 0 955 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2016 16 16 0 1234 1 0 0 0 5 1 0 2017 15 15 0 1179 2 0 0 0 10 0 0 2018 12 9 3 745 1 0 0 0 5 1 0 2019 17 16 1 1250 1 0 0 0 5 0 0Total 122 114 8 8703 9 0 0 0 45 4 0