Sam Royle (born 12 February 2000) is a former
rugby league
Rugby league football, commonly known as rugby league in English-speaking countries and rugby 13/XIII in non-Anglophone Europe, is a contact sport, full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular Rugby league playin ...
footballer who last played as a forward for
St Helens.
Playing career
St Helens
He signed with the St Helens academy from
Thatto Heath Crusaders
Thatto Heath Crusaders is an amateur rugby league club situated in Thatto Heath, St Helens, Merseyside. The club currently competes in the National Conference League Premier Division
History
''Thatto Heath'' RLFC began life in 1981, original ...
RFC at the age of 11. He won the St Helens Under-19's Academy Player of the Year in 2019.
Swinton Lions (DR loan)
On 20 December 2023 it was reported that he joined
Swinton Lions
The Swinton Lions are a professional rugby league club based in Swinton, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in the RFL League 1 . The club has won the Rugby Football League Championship, Championship six times and three Challenge Cups ...
in the
RFL Championship
The Rugby Football League Championship, (known as the Betfred Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the second highest division of rugby league in British rugby league system, Britain (with one team in the league also being based in France) ...
on
DR loan
He left St Helens at the end of the 2024 season to pursue an opportunity outside of rugby league.
References
External links
St Helens profile
2000 births
Living people
English rugby league players
Hull Kingston Rovers players
Rugby league players from St Helens, Merseyside
Rugby league second-rows
St Helens R.F.C. players
Swinton Lions players
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