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| Birth name | Sam Carter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1989-09-10)10 September 1989 (age 35) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Sydney,Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 116 kg (18.3 st; 256 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | The Scots College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Sydney | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sam Carter (born 10 September 1989) is anAustralian professionalrugby union player who playslock forWestern Force inSuper Rugby. He formerly played for theBrumbies from 2011 to 2019, and won 16 caps forAustralia between 2014 and 2017, before spending 2019–2023 playing forUlster in theURC he then played forLeicester Tigers inPremiership Rugby, England's top division.
His father,David Carter, was also an Australian international.[2] He was educated atThe Scots College in Sydney, and representedSydney University.[3] He moved toCanberra to join the Brumbies Academy in 2010.[4] He made his debut for the Brumbies in 2011[2] against theMelbourne Rebels,[3] and soon became a regular in the team.[4] He was made co-captain withChristian Leali'ifano in 2017,[3] and became only the twelfth Brumbies player to make 100 appearances in 2018.[2] He played for theCanberra Vikings in the inaugural season of theNational Rugby Championship in 2014. He joined theNew South Wales Country Eagles for the 2015 season.[5] He first played for Australia in 2014, and won the last of his sixteen caps in 2017,[2][6] before falling out with coachMichael Cheika.[7] He signed for Ulster ahead of the2019–20 season,[3] but missed most of his first season there with a shoulder injury.[8] He has since captained the side.[9] On 25 May 2023 his signing was announced byLeicester Tigers in England'sPremiership Rugby.[10]
On 25 March he joined theWestern Force in Australia.
| Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Mins | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red |
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| 2011 | Brumbies | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | Brumbies | 15 | 13 | 2 | 982 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | Brumbies | 18 | 17 | 1 | 1196 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | Brumbies | 16 | 16 | 0 | 1223 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Brumbies | 13 | 13 | 0 | 955 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | Brumbies | 16 | 16 | 0 | 1234 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | Brumbies | 15 | 15 | 0 | 1179 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Brumbies | 12 | 9 | 3 | 745 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | Brumbies | 17 | 16 | 1 | 1250 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 122 | 114 | 8 | 8703 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 4 | 0 | |