Sam Aspland-Robinson

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Sam Aspland-Robinson
Birth nameSamuel Frederick Stanislaus Aspland-Robinson
Date of birth (1997-01-03) 3 January 1997 (age 25)
Place of birthStoke Mandeville, Buckinghamshire, England
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight207 lb (14 st 11 lb; 94 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing, Centre
Current team Coventry
on loan from Leicester Tigers
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015–2018 Harlequins 1 (0)
2015–2016 Worthing 13 (20)
2016–2017 Rosslyn Park 12 (5)
2018–Present Leicester Tigers 14 (0)
2021– Coventry (loan) 5 (10)
Correct as of 14 July 2021
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016–2017 England U20 6 (15)
Correct as of 24 March 2019

Samuel Frederick Stanislaus Aspland-Robinson (born 3 January 1997)[1] is an English rugby union player for Coventry in the RFU Championship, on loan from Leicester Tigers in Premiership Rugby, his usual positions are wing or centre. He represented England under-20s 6 times between 2016 and 2017.

Career[]

Aspland-Robinson signed for Harlequins straight from school and initially went on loan to Worthing.[2] He played for England under 20s in the 2016 World Rugby Under 20 Championship, including starting the final where England beat Ireland.[3]

Aspland-Robinson signed a new contract with Harlequins on 22 March 2017[4] but then missed a year with an anterior cruciate ligament injury resulting in him joining Leicester Tigers in the summer of 2018.[5]

Aspland-Robinson made his Leicester debut on 12 January 2019 in a Champions Cup match against Scarlets in Llanelli.[6][7]

In March 2021, he was signed by Coventry on a deal which would see him remain dual registered with Leicester Tigers.[8] On 14th July 2021 it was announced Aspland-Robinson would remain with Coventry on a season long loan for the 2021-22 RFU Championship season.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ "Sam Aspland-Robinson ESPN profile". ESPN. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Young Gun: Sam Aspland-Robinson – Harlequins wing". The Rugby Paper. 30 October 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Dominant England blow Ireland away in U20 World Cup final". The Irish Independent. 25 June 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Sam Aspland-Robinson and Calum Waters re-sign with Harlequins" (Press release). Premiership Rugby. 22 March 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  5. ^ "Leicester Tigers made Sam Aspland-Robinson an offer he couldn't refuse". Leicester Mercury. 25 July 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Manu Tuilagi left out of Tigers squad for Scarlets match". rugbypass. 12 January 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  7. ^ "European Champions Cup: Scarlets 33-10 Leicester Tigers". BBC. 12 January 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  8. ^ "As Dolly departs, another Premiership dual-registered hooker arrives at Butts Park – Coventry Rugby". www.coventryrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Snow signs on and Coventry brings in season-long loanees". Coventry Rugby. 14 July 2021.


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