| Sam Slade | |
| Fullname: | Samuel Vinsene Slade |
| Birth Date: | 28 August 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Height: | 1.950NaN0 |
| Weight: | 1180NaN0 |
| School: | Mount Albert Grammar School |
| Position: | Lock, Flanker |
| Currentclub: | Counties Manukau, Moana Pasifika |
| Years1: | 2017 |
| Clubs1: | Auckland |
| Apps1: | 6 |
| Points1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2018 |
| Clubs2: | → Manawatu (loan) |
| Apps2: | 8 |
| Points2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2019– |
| Clubs3: | Counties Manukau |
| Apps3: | 27 |
| Points3: | 10 |
| Years4: | 2020 |
| Clubs4: | Colorado Raptors |
| Apps4: | 5 |
| Points4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2022– |
| Clubs5: | Moana Pasifika |
| Apps5: | 15 |
| Points5: | 0 |
| Repyears1: | 2017 |
| Repteam1: | New Zealand U20 |
| Repcaps1: | 6 |
| Reppoints1: | 5 |
| Repyears2: | 2021– |
| Repteam2: | Samoa |
| Repcaps2: | 4 |
| Reppoints2: | 0 |
| Clubupdate: | 28 August 2023 |
| Repupdate: | 28 August 2023 |
Samuel Vinsene Slade (born 28 August 1997) is a professional rugby union player who plays as a lock for Super Rugby club Moana Pasifika. Born in New Zealand, he represents Samoa at international level after qualifying on ancestry grounds.[1] [2]
Slade made his provincial debut for Auckland in 2017 and played 6 games and made the New Zealand Under 20's from that. In 2018 Samuel went on loan to Manawatu[3] and played 8 times for the Province before going back up north in 2019 to Counties Manukau and since then has made 16 appearances for the union.[4]
In 2019 he was recruited to the Colorado Raptors for the 2020 season.[5] [6]
He has signed with Moana Pasifika for the 2022 Super Rugby Pacific season.[7]
In 2021 Slade was selected for the Samoan national team to play 2 tests against the Maori All Black's and 2 against Tonga to qualify for the 2023 Rugby World Cup.