1. Sam Powell was born on 3 July 1992 and is an English rugby league footballer who plays as a scrum-half or hooker for the Warrington Wolves in the Super League and the England Knights at international level.
19 Facts About Sam Powell
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Sam Powell has spent time on dual-registration from Wigan with Workington Town in the Championship and with the South Wales Scorpions in League 1.
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Sam Powell started at scrum-half after Brett Finch suffered a hamstring injury.
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Sam Powell made 16 appearances scoring tries against Hull KR, London Broncos and Huddersfield Giants.
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Sam Powell was then called up to the England Knights squad alongside fellow Warriors Dominic Crosby, Iain Thornley and Scott Taylor.
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Sam Powell was handed the number 19 shirt for the new season and made 22 appearances scoring against Bradford Bulls, Salford Red Devils and Hull FC.
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Halfway through the season coach Shaun Wane decided to experiment with the halfback pairing, moving George Williams from hooker to stand off, with Sam Powell starting at dummy half.
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Sam Powell was part of the team that lost the 2014 Super League Grand Final to St Helens at Old Trafford in a game famous for a Ben Flower red card.
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Sam Powell made his second appearance at Old Trafford losing out to the Leeds Rhinos in a tense 2015 Super League Grand Final.
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Sam Powell was handed the number 16 shirt for the new season, an early indication that he would be playing mainly from the bench replacing Michael McIlorum at hooker.
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McIlorum returned in the Good Friday derby against St Helens but Sam Powell kept his place in the team making 31 appearances in all competitions scoring twice and kicking 6 goals.
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Sam Powell played in the 2017 Challenge Cup Final defeat by Hull FC at Wembley Stadium.
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The departure of McIlorum meant that Thomas Leuluai was handed the number 9 shirt with Sam Powell moving to the number 7.
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Sam Powell played in the 2018 Super League Grand Final victory over the Warrington Wolves at Old Trafford.
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Sam Powell played 25 games for Wigan in 2019 as they suffered a shock semi-final loss against Salford.
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Sam Powell played 23 matches for Wigan in the 2021 Super League season as the club reached the playoffs but were eliminated by Leeds.
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On 14 October 2023, Sam Powell played in Wigan's 2023 Super League Grand Final victory over the Catalans Dragons.
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On 8 June, Sam Powell played in Warrington's 2024 Challenge Cup final defeat against Wigan.
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Sam Powell played against Papua New Guinea at the Lae Football Stadium and the Oil Search National Football Stadium.