Sam Stone (born 4 August 1997) is a

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international

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footballer who plays as a forward for the

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, on loan for the remainder of the 2025 season from

Salford Red Devils The Salford Red Devils are a professional rugby league club in Salford, England. They play home games at Salford Community Stadium in Barton upon Irwell and compete in the Super League, the top tier of British rugby league system, British rugb ...

, in the

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. He previously played for the

Newcastle Knights The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional rugby league team based in Newcastle, New South Wales that competes in the National Rugby League (NRL) premiership. Playing in red and blue, the Knights joined the top-tier competition in New ...

and

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in the

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Background

Stone was born on the

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and is of Maltese descent. He moved to

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at a young age. He played his junior rugby league for the Valentine-Eleebana Red Devils and

Lakes United Lakes United is a rugby league club based in the Newcastle, New South Wales, Newcastle, New South Wales region of Australia. Known as ''The Seagulls'' and wearing Royal blue and Gold (color), Gold, they have been a member of the Newcastle Rugby ...

, before being signed by the

. Stone is the son of former

Huddersfield Giants The Huddersfield Giants are an English professional rugby league club from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England. Huddersfield play their home games at the John Smiths Stadium and compete in Super League, the top tier of British rugby league sy ...

and

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coach Rick Stone.

Playing career

Early career

In 2015 and 2016, Stone played for the Newcastle Knights'

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team.

2017

In round 1 of the

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, Stone made his

debut for the Knights against the

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. In May, he played for the

Junior Kangaroos The Junior Kangaroos side represents Australia in the sport of rugby league. They are commonly known as the Junior Kangaroos, after the native marsupial of that name. Since 2019, they are an under-23 side, with players selected from the NRL. Th ...

against the

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. He finished his debut season with 16 NRL matches and two tries. In September, he had his Knights contract extended until the end of 2018.

2018

Stone only appeared in two NRL matches for the Knights in 2018. Late in the year, he played for

in the

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2019

After round 14, Stone moved to the

mid-season on a contract until the end of 2020, after failing to make an NRL appearance for the Knights so far that season. Stone made eight appearances for the Gold Coast in 2019 as the club finished last on the table.

2020

Stone played nine games for the Gold Coast in the

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as the club finished ninth on the table and missed the finals.

2021

On 2 August 2021, it was reported that he had signed for

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in the

2022

On 3 October, Stone played for Leigh in their

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victory over

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which saw the club promoted back to the

. On 7 November, Stone signed a contract to join

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ahead of the 2023 Super League season.

2023

In round 25 of the 2023 Super League season, Stone scored a try in golden point extra-time to win the game for Salford 24-20 against

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. In the 2023 Super League season, Stone played a total of 23 matches for Salford as the club finished 7th on the table and missed the playoffs.

2025

During the period of financial turmoil at

, on 15 June 2025 it was reported that he had refused to play in the match against St Helens and insisted that he will neither train nor play for the club ever again; for which he was roundly criticised by the head-coach

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On 17 June, it was reported that he had signed for Warrington in the Super League on loan. He made his debut for Warrington in a 16-24 defeat against Huddersfield the following week. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/match/EVP4678582

References

External links

Gold Coast Titans profileNewcastle Knights profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Stone, Sam 1997 births Living people 21st-century Australian sportsmen Australian people of Maltese descent Australian expatriate rugby league players in England Australian rugby league players Gold Coast Titans players Junior Kangaroos players Lakes United Seagulls players Leigh Leopards players Malta national rugby league team players Newcastle Knights players Rugby league players from the Gold Coast, Queensland Rugby league second-rows Salford Red Devils players Valentine-Eleebana Red Devils players Warrington Wolves players