Sam Carter (born 10 September 1989) is an
Australian rugby union player who plays
lock for
Ulster. He formerly played for the
Brumbies from 2011 to 2019, and won 16 caps for
Australia
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between 2014 and 2017.
His father, David Carter, was also an Australian international.
[Gareth Hanna]
"Who is Sam Carter? All you need to know about Ulster Rugby's latest signing"
''Belfast Telegraph'', 31 January 2019 He was educated at
The Scots College in Sydney, and represented
Sydney University
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.
["Ulster sign Australia second row Sam Carter from ACT Brumbies"]
BBC Sport, 31 January 2019 He moved to
Canberra
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is the capital city of Australia. Founded following the federation of the colonies of Australia as the seat of government for the new nation, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The ci ...
to join the Brumbies Academy in 2010.
[Chris Dutton]
"Brumbies brace for twin-tower blow as Sam Carter weighs up Irish move"
''The Sydney Morning Herald'', 26 January 2019 He made his debut for the Brumbies in 2011
against the
Melbourne Rebels,
and soon became a regular in the team.
He was made co-captain with
Christian Leali'ifano
Christian Leali'ifano (born 24 September 1987), is an Australian professional rugby player. He is of Samoan heritage, and his surname is spelled Leali'ifano when using Samoan diacritics. He currently plays for Moana Pasifika in the Super Rugb ...
in 2017,
and became only the twelfth Brumbies player to make 100 appearances in 2018.
He played for the
Canberra Vikings in the inaugural season of the
National Rugby Championship in 2014. He joined the
New South Wales Country Eagles for the 2015 season. He first played for Australia in 2014, and won the last of his sixteen caps in 2017,
before falling out with coach
Michael Cheika
Michael Cheika (born 4 March 1967) is an Australian rugby union and rugby league coach, and former rugby union player. He is currently head coach of Argentina in rugby union and Lebanon in rugby league.
Cheika was the coach of the Australi ...
. He signed for Ulster ahead of the
2019–20 season,
but missed most of his first season there with a shoulder injury. He has since captained the side.
[Ciaran Donaghy]
"Sam Carter says unbeaten Ulster still have room to improve"
''News Letter'', 10 October 2021
Super Rugby statistics
References
External links
Ulster Rugby profileUnited Rugby Championship profile
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1989 births
Living people
People educated at Scots College (Sydney)
Rugby union players from Sydney
Australian rugby union players
ACT Brumbies players
New South Wales Country Eagles players
Australia international rugby union players
Barbarian F.C. players
Rugby union locks
Canberra Vikings players
Ulster Rugby players