Sam Lane | |
Birth Name: | Samuel Thomas Lane |
Birth Date: | 21 February 1991 |
Birth Place: | Brisbane, Australia |
Weight: | 85kg (187lb) |
School: | Bishops High School |
Relatives: | Tim Lane (father)Matt Lane (cousin) |
Ru Currentposition: | Fly-half |
Ru Currentteam: | Rugby Calvisano |
Ru Position: | Fly-Half |
Years1: | 2013−2018 |
Years2: | 2018− |
Years3: | 2020- |
Clubs1: | Manly |
Clubs2: | Calvisano |
Clubs3: | Manly |
Apps1: | 71 |
Points1: | 405 |
Superyears1: | 2012 |
Superyears2: | 2013 |
Superapps1: | 2 |
Superapps2: | 0 |
Superpoints1: | 10 |
Superpoints2: | 0 |
Super14update: | 18 February 2013 |
Provinceyears1: | 2011 |
Provinceyears2: | 2015−2017 |
Province2: | Sydney Rays |
Provinceapps1: | 2 |
Provinceapps2: | 15 |
Provincepoints1: | 3 |
Provincepoints2: | 7 |
Ru Provinceupdate: | 4 November 2015 |
Samuel Thomas Lane (born 21 February 1991 in Brisbane, Australia) is a rugby union footballer, currently playing with Italian side Rugby Calvisano in the Top12 and European Rugby Continental Shield. His regular playing position is fly-half.
He made his debut for the during the 2012 Super Rugby season. He previously represented Western Province in South Africa's Vodacom Cup.
Lane attended Bishops in Cape Town, South Africa and played in their First XV in 2008 and 2009 alongside Springbok Nizaam Carr. Lane was the Bishops captain in 2009 and made the Western Province Craven Week side that year.
He is the son of former Wallabies assistant coach Tim Lane. He was initially included in the extended playing squad for the 2013 Super Rugby season,[1] but later voluntarily withdrew in order to concentrate on his recovery from knee surgery.[2]
Lane[3] signs with Rugby Calvisano.[4] which is based in Calvisano (Province of Brescia), in Lombardy, as Fly-half.