Player Profile: Sam Grimshaw

Meet Sam…

  • Position: Centre
  • Player Sponsor: Sovereign Business Solutions
  • Date of birth: July 12 2001
  • Height: Just under 6ft
  • Weight: 97kg (15st 2lbs)
  • Occupation: Learning Support Assistant
  • Previous clubs: Sutton Coldfield, Hartpury University
  • Representative honours: Bristol Bears Under-18s
  • Rugby hero: Manu Tuilagi – an absolute unit
  • Biggest influence on rugby career: Jake Bailey taught me everything I know but it would have to be my Dad and my Grandad. Two true legends
  • Favourite rugby moment: Beating my little brother last year when we played against each other for our respective universities
  • Most embarrassing rugby moment: Losing to my little brother when I coached Hartpury this year against his university team. He decided to play like a prime Ma’a Nonu!
  • Which team-mate would you hate to be stuck in a lift with and why? That’s a toss-up between Skips and Bailey. Chris Idehen because he would tell me to motivate myself to be stuck and Bailey because I spend too much time with the bloke as it is.
  • Favourite pre-match song: Time – Chase & Status
  • Favourite post-match meal: Meateor Pizza from Dominos
  • Favourite rugby ground (apart from Avery Fields): Roger Smoldon Ground home of the mighty Sutton Coldfield

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