Sam Speight Explained

Sam Speight
Birth Date:3 October 1985
Birth Place:Suva, Fiji
Height:5 ft 11 in
Weight:196 lb
Occupation:British Army
School:Suva Grammar School
Queen Victoria School
Relatives:Henry Speight (brother)
Position:Wing
Repyears1:2013
Repcaps1:1
Reppoints1:0

Samisoni Levulevu Speight (born 3 October 1985) is a Fijian former rugby union international.

Biography

Born in Suva, Speight was educated at Suva Grammar School and Queen Victoria School.[1] He is a grandson of former Fiji president Josefa Iloilo and son of former cabinet minister Samisoni Tikoinasau. George Speight, leader of the 2000 Fiji coup, is his uncle. He is the elder brother of Wallabies winger Henry Speight.[2]

Speight was more lightly built than most Fijian wingers, but had considerable pace. He served with the British Army, which is where he played his rugby, before signing a contract in 2013 to play for Bristol.[3]

While representing Combined Services in 2013, Speight scored a hat trick of tries against the Barbarians and two weeks later earned a Fiji call up to play the same opponents at Twickenham, which remained his only Test appearance.[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Speight joins Flying Fijians camp . . 27 November 2013 . en.
  2. News: Dutton . Chris . Saturday Serve: Henry Speight's siblings need a helping hand from Scott Morrison . . 1 August 2014 . en.
  3. News: Fijian Speight signs for Bristol . . 2 October 2013.
  4. News: Speight joins Flying Fijians . . 26 November 2013.