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'''Sam Greene''' (born 16 August 1994) is an [[Australian people|Australian]] [[Rugby Union|rugby union]] player. He is a [[Fly-half (rugby union)|fly-half]] for [[Toyota Industries Shuttles|Toyota Jido Shokki]] in the Japanese [[Top League]], and formerly played for the [[Queensland Reds]] in [[Super Rugby]] and [[Queensland Country (NRC team)|Queensland Country]] team in Australia's [[National Rugby Championship]].<ref name = sbs-2015/><ref name = cm-2015/>
'''Sam Greene''' (born 16 August 1994) is an [[Australian people|Australian]] [[Rugby Union|rugby union]] player. He is a [[Fly-half (rugby union)|fly-half]] for [[Toyota Industries Shuttles|Toyota Jido Shokki]] in the Japanese [[Top League]]. He previously played for the [[Queensland Reds]] in [[Super Rugby]] and for [[Queensland Country (NRC team)|Queensland Country]] in Australia's [[National Rugby Championship]].<ref name = sbs-2015/><ref name = cm-2015/>


==Early life and career==
==Early life and career==
Sam Greene was born in Brisbane. He attended [[Anglican Church Grammar School]] until 2009 before moving to the rival [[Brisbane Grammar School]] in 2010.
Sam Greene was born in Brisbane. He attended [[Anglican Church Grammar School]] until 2009 before moving to the rival [[Brisbane Grammar School]] in 2010.


Greene was a talented athlete in the pool and on the track, breaking school records in each,<ref>http://bgsswimming.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/tmrecords1.pdf</ref> but shone on the cricket and rugby field. He represented the BGS First XI and First XV for each of his three years at the school, winning Sportsman of the Year in both 2011 and 2012.
Greene was a talented athlete in the pool and on the track, breaking school records in each,<ref>[http://bgsswimming.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/tmrecords1.pdf 2013 TM Records] bgsswimming.com.au {{dead link|date=September 2023}}</ref> but shone on the cricket and rugby fields. He represented the BGS First XI and First XV for each of his three years at the school, winning Sportsman of the Year in both 2011 and 2012.


Greene played understudy to Australian Schoolboys flyhalf Grant Davies in 2010 and 2011, representing the Queensland Schoolboys in 2011 as a fullback.<ref name = nrc-profile-2015/>
Greene played understudy to Australian Schoolboys flyhalf Grant Davies in 2010 and 2011, representing the Queensland Schoolboys in 2011 as a fullback.<ref name = nrc-profile-2015/>
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Following the conclusion of high school Greene starred in [[Wests Rugby]]'s Premier Grade side, amassing 212 points to finish the season as Premier Rugby's leading point-scorer in 2013. He was a finalist for Premier Grade's Player of the Year Award but lost out to Wests team-mate Brett Gillespie. Greene instead won the Colt of Year Award as the best Under-19 Player in Queensland.<ref name = nrc-profile-2015/>
Following the conclusion of high school Greene starred in [[Wests Rugby]]'s Premier Grade side, amassing 212 points to finish the season as Premier Rugby's leading point-scorer in 2013. He was a finalist for Premier Grade's Player of the Year Award but lost out to Wests team-mate Brett Gillespie. Greene instead won the Colt of Year Award as the best Under-19 Player in Queensland.<ref name = nrc-profile-2015/>


In 2014 Greene moved to [[Brothers Old Boys]], coached by Brisbane Grammar teachers Anthony Mathison and Carl Marshall to fill the void left by capped-Queensland Reds flyhalf Dallan Murphy. His form for the Reds Under-20s and Brothers throughout the year inspired [[Brisbane City (rugby team)]] coach Nick Stiles to select him for a match at Suncorp Stadium. Greene kicked a conversion on debut for Brisbane City, inspiring FoxSports commentator Greg Martin to label him "the best goal-kicker in Australia at any level".{{citation needed|date=November 2015}}
In 2014 Greene moved to [[Brothers Old Boys]], coached by Brisbane Grammar teachers [[Anthony Mathison]] and Carl Marshall to fill the void left by capped-Queensland Reds flyhalf Dallan Murphy. His form for the Reds Under-20s and Brothers throughout the year inspired [[Brisbane City (rugby team)]] coach Nick Stiles to select him for a match at Suncorp Stadium. Greene kicked a conversion on debut for Brisbane City, inspiring FoxSports commentator Greg Martin to label him "the best goal-kicker in Australia at any level".{{citation needed|date=November 2015}}


In 2015 Greene broke Queensland Reds flyhalf [[Elton Flatley]]'s single-game point-scoring record for Brothers, scoring 33 points against GPS. A few weeks later Greene scored all 23 of Brothers' points against eventual finalists Easts. He finished the 2015 season with 216 points from 15 games, scoring 10 tries and winning the club's Best and Fairest medal in the process, but controversially failed to win the Premier Grade Player of the Year Award, losing to Bond University captain Josh Fuimaono, who had only played half the season.{{citation needed|date=November 2015}}
In 2015 Greene broke Queensland Reds flyhalf [[Elton Flatley]]'s single-game point-scoring record for Brothers, scoring 33 points against GPS. A few weeks later Greene scored all 23 of Brothers' points against eventual finalists Easts. He finished the 2015 season with 216 points from 15 games, scoring 10 tries and winning the club's Best and Fairest medal in the process, but controversially failed to win the Premier Grade Player of the Year Award, losing to Bond University captain Josh Fuimaono, who had only played half the season.{{citation needed|date=November 2015}}
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Greene made his Queensland Reds debut off the bench against the Melbourne Rebels at Suncorp Stadium in 2015, and signed an Elite Development Squad contract shortly afterwards.<ref name = cm-2015/><ref name = nrc-profile-2015/> He was selected to start at flyhalf [[Queensland Country (NRC team)]] in the 2015 National Rugby Championship, reaching 50 career points in just his third start for Country. Greene went on to break the all-time Queensland Country points-scoring record held by Matt Brandon with a week remaining in the competition, finishing with 83 from seven matches.<ref name = news-2015/>
Greene made his Queensland Reds debut off the bench against the Melbourne Rebels at Suncorp Stadium in 2015, and signed an Elite Development Squad contract shortly afterwards.<ref name = cm-2015/><ref name = nrc-profile-2015/> He was selected to start at flyhalf [[Queensland Country (NRC team)]] in the 2015 National Rugby Championship, reaching 50 career points in just his third start for Country. Greene went on to break the all-time Queensland Country points-scoring record held by Matt Brandon with a week remaining in the competition, finishing with 83 from seven matches.<ref name = news-2015/>


He signed one-year full contract for the 2016 season with the Queensland Reds, where he will compete with Jake McIntyre to fill the void left by Quade Cooper.
He signed one-year full contract for the 2016 season with the Queensland Reds, where he will compete with Jake McIntyre to fill the void left by Quade Cooper. Greene largely spent the season as McIntyre's understudy and would go on to sign with Toyota Shokki in the Japanese [[Top League]] ahead of the 2016–17 season, meanwhile Cooper signed to return from Toulon on a 3-year deal.


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<ref name = cm-2015>{{cite news
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{{Toyota Industries Shuttles squad}}
{{Yamaha Júbilo squad}}


==External links==
==External links==
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[[Category:Australian rugby union players]]
[[Category:Australian rugby union players]]
[[Category:Rugby union fly-halves]]
[[Category:Rugby union fly-halves]]
[[Category:Brisbane City (rugby team) players]]
[[Category:Brisbane City (rugby union) players]]
[[Category:Queensland Reds players]]
[[Category:Queensland Reds players]]
[[Category:Queensland Country (NRC team) players]]
[[Category:Queensland Country (NRC team) players]]
[[Category:Toyota Industries Shuttles players]]
[[Category:Toyota Industries Shuttles Aichi players]]
[[Category:Australian expatriate rugby union players]]
[[Category:Australian expatriate rugby union players in Japan]]
[[Category:Expatriate rugby union players in Japan]]
[[Category:Shizuoka Blue Revs players]]
[[Category:Australian expatriates in Japan]]
[[Category:Rugby union players from Brisbane]]
[[Category:People educated at Anglican Church Grammar School]]
[[Category:People educated at Brisbane Grammar School]]

Latest revision as of 18:27, 3 June 2024

Sam Greene
Greene in 2021
Birth nameSamuel Greene
Date of birth (1994-08-16) 16 August 1994 (age 30)
Place of birthBrisbane, Australia
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight88 kg (13 st 12 lb)
SchoolBrisbane Grammar
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2013
2014−2016		 Wests Rugby
Brothers		 ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2014
2015
2016–2018
2020–		 Brisbane City
Queensland Country
Toyota Industries Shuttles
Yamaha Júbilo		 1
7
36
7		 (3)
(83)
(249)
(57)
Correct as of 21 February 2021
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015−16 Reds 6 (0)
Correct as of 21 July 2016
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2012 Australia A Schoolboys

Sam Greene (born 16 August 1994) is an Australian rugby union player. He is a fly-half for Toyota Jido Shokki in the Japanese Top League. He previously played for the Queensland Reds in Super Rugby and for Queensland Country in Australia's National Rugby Championship.[1][2]

Early life and career

[edit]

Sam Greene was born in Brisbane. He attended Anglican Church Grammar School until 2009 before moving to the rival Brisbane Grammar School in 2010.

Greene was a talented athlete in the pool and on the track, breaking school records in each,[3] but shone on the cricket and rugby fields. He represented the BGS First XI and First XV for each of his three years at the school, winning Sportsman of the Year in both 2011 and 2012.

Greene played understudy to Australian Schoolboys flyhalf Grant Davies in 2010 and 2011, representing the Queensland Schoolboys in 2011 as a fullback.[4]

It was not until 2012 that Greene received the opportunity to take the reins of the First XV, going head to head with star flyhalves like The Southport School's Mitch Third (Canberra Vikings NRC 2015), St. Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace's James Dalgleish (Brisbane City NRC 2015), Brisbane Boys' College's Josh Bowen (Brisbane Bronco's U20s 2014-) and St. Joseph's Nudgee College's Paddy James (Brisbane City NRC).

Greene's precise kicking from hand and from tee helped Brisbane Grammar win seven from eight matches in the GPS Rugby season, including come-from-behind victories against BBC, Southport and Nudgee. In the final round of the 2012 season Greene helped deliver Brisbane Grammar its first outright Premiership since 1972. Greene would go on to represent the Australia A Schoolboys rugby team in 2012.[4][5]

Rugby career

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Following the conclusion of high school Greene starred in Wests Rugby's Premier Grade side, amassing 212 points to finish the season as Premier Rugby's leading point-scorer in 2013. He was a finalist for Premier Grade's Player of the Year Award but lost out to Wests team-mate Brett Gillespie. Greene instead won the Colt of Year Award as the best Under-19 Player in Queensland.[4]

In 2014 Greene moved to Brothers Old Boys, coached by Brisbane Grammar teachers Anthony Mathison and Carl Marshall to fill the void left by capped-Queensland Reds flyhalf Dallan Murphy. His form for the Reds Under-20s and Brothers throughout the year inspired Brisbane City (rugby team) coach Nick Stiles to select him for a match at Suncorp Stadium. Greene kicked a conversion on debut for Brisbane City, inspiring FoxSports commentator Greg Martin to label him "the best goal-kicker in Australia at any level".[citation needed]

In 2015 Greene broke Queensland Reds flyhalf Elton Flatley's single-game point-scoring record for Brothers, scoring 33 points against GPS. A few weeks later Greene scored all 23 of Brothers' points against eventual finalists Easts. He finished the 2015 season with 216 points from 15 games, scoring 10 tries and winning the club's Best and Fairest medal in the process, but controversially failed to win the Premier Grade Player of the Year Award, losing to Bond University captain Josh Fuimaono, who had only played half the season.[citation needed]

Greene made his Queensland Reds debut off the bench against the Melbourne Rebels at Suncorp Stadium in 2015, and signed an Elite Development Squad contract shortly afterwards.[2][4] He was selected to start at flyhalf Queensland Country (NRC team) in the 2015 National Rugby Championship, reaching 50 career points in just his third start for Country. Greene went on to break the all-time Queensland Country points-scoring record held by Matt Brandon with a week remaining in the competition, finishing with 83 from seven matches.[6]

He signed one-year full contract for the 2016 season with the Queensland Reds, where he will compete with Jake McIntyre to fill the void left by Quade Cooper. Greene largely spent the season as McIntyre's understudy and would go on to sign with Toyota Shokki in the Japanese Top League ahead of the 2016–17 season, meanwhile Cooper signed to return from Toulon on a 3-year deal.

References

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  1. ^ "Reds still on hunt for Cooper replacement". Special Broadcasting Service. 29 July 2015. Archived from the original on 26 August 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  2. ^ a b Tucker, Jim (13 May 2015). "Rookie Queensland five-eighth Sam Greene to add bite to toothless Reds' attack". The Courier-Mail. Archived from the original on 27 May 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  3. ^ 2013 TM Records bgsswimming.com.au [dead link]
  4. ^ a b c d "Sam Greene". Reds Rugby. 2015. Archived from the original on 26 August 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  5. ^ "Fifteen Queenslanders earn Aussie Schoolboy honours". BJRU. 2015. Archived from the original on 10 March 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  6. ^ "National Rugby Championship: Duncan Paia'aua named for Queensland Country". news.com. 26 August 2015. Archived from the original on 15 March 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
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