Marcello Sampson

Marcello Sampson
Personal information
Full nameMarcello Edward Dennis Sampson
Born27 March 1987
Cape Town, South Africa
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight85 kg (13 st 5 lb)
School(s) attendedWynberg Boys' High School
UniversityUniversity of the Western Cape
Club information
Playing positionWing
Current clubPumas
Youth career
2006–08Western Province
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeam
2008–10UCT Ikey Tigers23(70)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Pts)†
2009Western Province0(0)
2011–13Eastern Province Kings37(95)
2013Kings14(5)
2014–Pumas3(0)
Representative team(s)‡
2011South African Kings1(0)
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 10 October 2014.

† Appearances (Points).

‡ Representative team caps and points correct as of 23 February 2013.

Marcello Edward Dennis Sampson (born 27 March 1987 in Cape Town) is a South African rugby union player, who plays as a winger with the Pumas.[1]

Career

Youth and Varsity Rugby

He started his career with Western Province in underage competitions, playing for them in the Under-19 Provincial Championship in 2006 and the Under-21 Provincial Championship in 2008 and 2009.

He also represented the UCT Ikey Tigers in the Varsity Cup competition in 2008, 2009 and 2010.

Western Province

He was named in the Western Province senior squad for the 2009 Vodacom Cup, but was never included in a matchday squad.[2]

Eastern Province Kings

In 2011, he joined the Eastern Province Kings.[3] He made his first class debut during the 2011 Vodacom Cup competition, starting in the Kings' 31–25 victory against the Leopards.[4] He made six starts in total, scoring two tries.

His Currie Cup debut came in the EP Kings' opening day match in the 2011 Currie Cup First Division against SWD Eagles.[5] He had his most prolific season in Kings colours, scoring nine tries in just seven starts, to finish joint fifth in the try scoring charts for the competition.[6] This included a brace of tries in their Round Two match against the Border Bulldogs[7] and a hat-trick in their very next match against the Griffons.[8]

He made nineteen starts during 2012, weighing in with a further eight tries. In addition to playing Super Rugby for the Kings in 2013, he made a further four appearances for the EP Kings in the 2013 Currie Cup First Division season. However, he announced towards the end of the season that he would be leaving the Port Elizabeth-based team.

2013 Southern Kings Super Rugby season

In 2013, he was also named in the Kings squad for the 2013 Super Rugby season. He started eleven of the Kings' games and came on off the bench in another two matches. However, he failed to score any tries during the regular season.

He got his first try in Kings colours during the first leg of the 2013 Super Rugby Promotion/Relegation Play-offs series against the Lions,[9] which was ultimately not enough to help retain Super Rugby status for the Kings.

Pumas

He joined the Pumas for the 2014 season.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Player Profile Marcello Sampson". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
  2. ↑ "2009 Western Province Vodacom Cup season". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
  3. ↑ "Nuwe bloed: Aanstaande seisoen se rekrute van oral". Media24 (in Afrikaans). Die Son. 2 November 2010. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
  4. ↑ "Match Breakdown: Leopards vs Eastern Province Kings". South African Rugby Union. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
  5. ↑ "Match Breakdown: Eastern Province Kings vs SWD Eagles". South African Rugby Union. 15 July 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
  6. ↑ "2011 Currie Cup First Division Try Scorers". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
  7. ↑ "Match Breakdown: Border Bulldogs vs Eastern Province Kings". South African Rugby Union. 22 July 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
  8. ↑ "Match Breakdown: Eastern Province Kings vs Tasol Solar Griffons". South African Rugby Union. 29 July 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
  9. ↑ "Match breakdown: Southern Kings vs MTN Lions". South African Rugby Union. 26 July 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
  10. ↑ "Pumas teken 'n King". SupaRugby. 16 October 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2013.