Sam Wykes
.jpg) Wykes with the Wild Knights in 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Samuel Wykes 25 April 1988 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 109 kg (17 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Patrician Brothers' College, Blacktown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Samuel Wykes (born 25 April 1988) is an Australian radio broadcaster and podcaster for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)[2] and former professional rugby union player. His regular playing position was lock. Across his 14 year career, Wykes played for multiple teams in the Super Rugby, and Japanese Top League competitions, becoming a centurion in the former and accruing over 150 combined appearances.
Early life
Wykes was born in Sydney, Australia in 1988. His mother is Tongan, hailing from the village of Muʻa on the country's main island of Tongatapu.[3] Wykes was educated at Patrician Brothers' College, Blacktown, in Sydney's western suburbs where he eventually became an Australian Schoolboys representative in his youth.[1]
Super Rugby statistics
| Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Mins | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Force | 9 | 1 | 8 | 188 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 246 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 433 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 1056 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 845 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 1028 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 850 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 | Sunwolves | 13 | 11 | 2 | 841 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 343 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | Waratahs | 2 | 1 | 1 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 107 | 80 | 27 | 5,941 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 0 | |
References
- 1 2 "Sam Wykes | Schools Rugby". schoolsrugby.com.au.
- ↑ "Sam Wykes | ABC Listen". abc.net.au. ABC.
- ↑ Wykes, Sam (presenter) (16 November 2022). “Just humbled to be here and just sort of see where it all started with our family, so yeah ... yeah, just pretty lost for words.". ABC Australia (Short documentary). Australian Broadcasting Corporation – via Facebook.
- ↑ "Sam Wykes: Stats – All Rugby". all.rugby. All Rugby.
- ↑ "Sam Wykes | Rugby Database". rugbydatabase.co.nz.
External links
- Profile at the Western Force
Categories:
- 1988 births
- Australian rugby union players
- Australian people of Tongan descent
- Sportspeople of Tongan descent
- Western Force players
- Rugby union locks
- Rugby union players from Sydney
- Living people
- Perth Spirit players
- Coca-Cola Red Sparks players
- Australian expatriate rugby union players in Japan
- Sunwolves players
- Saitama Wild Knights players
- Shimizu Koto Blue Sharks players
- New South Wales Waratahs players
- 21st-century Australian sportsmen