Sam Tomkins

Rugby Player

Sam Tomkins was born in Chorley, England, United Kingdom on March 23rd, 1989 and is the Rugby Player. At the age of 35, Sam Tomkins biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.

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March 23, 1989
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35 years old
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Rugby League Player
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Sam Tomkins Life

Sam Tomkins (born 23 March 1989) is an English professional rugby league footballer who competes as a fullback or scrum-half for the Catalans Dragons in the Betfred Super League and England at international level. In 2010, 2013, and 2012, he won three Super League Grand Finals with the Wigan Warriors, as well as two Challenge Cup finals in 2011 and 2013.

He played for the New Zealand Warriors in the NRL for two seasons before returning to Wigan in the Super League.

Early life

Tomkins was born in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England, on March 23, 1989. Following Sam's older brother Joel's birth in Warrington, the family had to move to Milton Keynes due to his father's work. In the early 1990s, his family immigrated to Chorley, where his younger brother Logan was born. Tomkins' first experience of rugby league came when he was seven years old, shortly after his father introduced Sam and Joel to the Chorley Panthers ARLFC.

Both Tomkins and his older brother had left the Chorley Panthers and were getting more involved in the amateur Wigan St. Patrick's club, a feeder team for the professional Wigan club. The family migrated from Chorley to Wigan in order to support their future, and Tomkins continued playing at the club until his mid-teens. Bill Atherton, the club's chairman, expressed concern about Tomkins' time at Wigan St. Patrick's, saying that "you might imagine there was something special" when Sam came up through the club. There has always been something different about him." When he was twelve, he gained a spot on the Wigan Warriors scholarship program, and when he turned sixteen, Tomkins was offered a part-time apprenticeship for the Wigan Warriors Youth Development club's academy. Tomkins was already playing regularly for the Wigan academy teams by 2007. He was involved in an under-18s win for the England Academy against France Cadets last year; his early efforts gave the England Academy a leg up on him before he completed his brace in the second half following a sin-binning for a high tackle. Wigan rewarded Tomkins with a full-time deal, giving him the opportunity to work with players in the club's first team at the beginning of the year.

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Sam Tomkins Career

Playing career

In 2008, he made his Wigan debut in a Challenge Cup match against Whitehaven, becoming the first rugby league player to score five points in a first-grade debut.

2009 will be Tomkins' breakthrough year. He made his league debut against Harlequins RL and played in 27 games during the season, scoring 15 goals. He starred in the Super League Dream Team, as well as receiving the club's own Player of the Year and the Super League's Young Player of the Year awards. Under Wigan's new head coach Michael Maguire, Tomkins went from stand-off to fullback in 2010, while still appearing at scrum-half on occasion. Wigan also won their first league title since 1998, Tomkins' first appearance as a player. He continued to play in every game of Wigan's 2010 season and received the Rugby League International Federation's Rookie of the Year award.

On his international debut, Tomkins scored a hat-trick against Wales on his first visit to the United Kingdom, and England defeated England three times at the Four Nations in 2009, in which he competed in the tournament's final. When Tomkins scored four against France in a Test match midway through the 2010 season, he tied for the most tries scored in a single match by an England player. Tomkins appeared in all three of England's games later this year, although the squad did not progress to the first round. In 2011, he represented England in the inaugural International Origin against the Exiles. Sam also received the Man of Steel award in 2012.

Professional playing career

When Wigan agreed to release five-eighth Trent Barrett from his deal, the club began looking for a long-term replacement. Tomkins was offered a one-year contract extension to his own club, which will keep him at the club until the 2010 season, with another year optional. After signing the contract, Wigan head coach Brian Noble said that Tomkins, as well as Wigan teammate Mark Flanagan, "have the potential to make a difference in Super League in years to come."

Tomkins' first match against top-flight opposition was during Lee Briers' testimonial match, a 22-30 loss to the Warrington Wolves. Noble continued the parade by featuring Tomkins, 19, his first team debut against Whitehaven in a fifth round Challenge Cup match on May 12th. As Wigan scored eighteen tries in total on the way to defeat 106–8, Tomkins became the first player in rugby league history to score five tries on his first appearance in the first twelve minutes, scoring his first three to complete a hat-trick within the first twelve minutes.

Despite this, Thomas Leuluai recalled Tomkins for the team's next match against Warrington, meaning that Tomkins will have to wait for his Super League debut. He spent the remainder of the 2008 season in the reserves, with some of his highlights including a hat-trick against Castleford and another five-try win over Harlequins RL. After scoring four tries against Hull FC's reserves, Tomkins was expected to make at least ten Super League appearances in 2009 season by Shaun Wane, Wigan's reserve coach. "I think Sam is going to be a world-class half-back," Ian Lenagan, the club's chairman, said. At the Wigan inaugural awards dinner, Tomkins was named Reserve Team Player of the Year.

Tomkins was named in 2009 as the Albert Goldthorpe Rookie of the Year by the University of New York.

As a pre-season friendly to Wigan's 2009 season, the club played Warrington during the 2008 Christmas holidays. When the team swept aside a young and inexperienced Warrington side 44–4, Tomkins claimed a hat-trick. Tomkins also appeared in the club's two other games during the pre-season, first against Huddersfield and then against Leigh. Tomkins was given the number 25 jersey for 2009.

After losing their first three games, the Wigans got off to a slow start to a season since 1966. During Tomkins' season-opening match against Harlequins, he was drafted into the squad and came off the bench for his league debut. In the second half, Tomkins made a mistake that allowed George Carmont to claim the equalizing try. Tim Smith was in charge of the team against the Bradford Bulls in the team's next match. He earned his first league appearance after scoring twice against Salford. In a fourth round cup match against Barrow, he scored. Tomkins was relegated to the bench for the round ten fixture against Celtic Crusaders, who made his first appearance in eight games. However, Tomkins scored his second brace of the season as a replacement.

He also scored the final try of the game over Wakefield Trinity in Wigan's fifth round cup victory over them, and although he was found guilty of kicking out in the tackle against another player, he avoided a match suspension. With Smith's remark that he wants to return to Australia following the 2009 season, Lenagan had Tomkins as Wigan's long-term replacement at standoff. Tomkins was called into a train-on squad for England's friendly test match against France, but he did not participate. He was disqualified in round 15 for Wigan's match against Salford, but he came off the bench and scored against Hull Kingston Rovers in round 18. Except for the last regular round game of the season against Huddersfield, Tomkins continued to play for Wigan until the team was knocked out of the Super League play-offs by St. Helens. In round 25, the hat-trick and Tomkins' first drop goal against Castleford was included in this series of appearances.

Tomkins was selected in the Super League Dream Team at stand-off last year, and was also named by journalists in the Rugby League Writers' Union as the Year's Best Player of the Year. He was named Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year at the Wigan's own awards evening. During the 2009 Four Nations, Tomkins will continue to play for England. He ended the domestic season with twenty-seven first-grade appearances, twenty-three of which were in the league, as well as fifteen attempts. Tomkins' estimation of ten league games made by Wane during the previous season was more than doubled. He was given a five-year deal with the club.

Noble announced his resignation from the club after not being offered a new deal, and five days later, Wigan's new head coach, Michael Maguire, was confirmed. When Tomkins' position as Wigan's first choice stand-off was confirmed in Maguire's 2010 squad, he was confirmed as his first choice stand-off. During the pre-season, the club also signed Wigan-born Paul Deacon with the intention of having him mentor Tomkins in an assistant coaching role.

Tomkins appeared in every match of Wigan's 2010 season. He appeared in three cup matches, scoring hat-tricks against the Sheffield Eagles and Widnes. He appeared in all of Wigan's games during the 2010 Super League XV regular season, with the team finishing second in the league table and winning the League Leader's Shield. Given this, the team qualified for the play-offs, in which Tomkins made a further four appearances on the way to Wigan's Grand Final victory over St. Helens, the club's first league championship since 1998's Super League III and Tomkins' first appearance as a player.

For Wigan's round 12 match against Harlequins, Tomkins was played at scrum-half, with Sean O'Loughlin covering his position at stand-off. Tomkins' first appearance as a fullback against Harlequins was against Lamont Bryan in round 19. "Sam wanted a go at fullback and played very well," Maguire told Maguire. In any career, he's a top kid." Except for one game against Warrington in round 22, where he was reverted to stand-off again, he remained in that position for the remainder of the season, including the Grand Final.

With 21 attempts and four goals, Tomkins improved on his 2009 record by a factor of 34 appearances. He claimed four braces in total, twice against Hull as a standoff against Hull and three times as a fullback against Salford, Hull, and Leeds.

In the 2010 Super League Grand Final victory over St. Helens at Old Trafford, he scored a try.

Despite finishing the season as Wigan's regular fullback, Tomkins maintained his spot in the 2010 Super League Dream Team in the standoff position. Joel Tomkins, a second-row starter, was also on the team. This was the first time a Super League Dream Team had two brothers on display.

Tomkins retained his Young Player of the Year award at the 2010 Super League XV awards dinner, where his Wigan teammate Pat Richards was voted Man of Steel by his peers for having the most impact on the season.

He has since been named the 'best and fairest' player of the season by Albert Goldthorpe for 2010. During the 2010 Four Nations, he was also named Rookie of the Year by the Rugby League International Federation, in which he competed for England.

When Tomkins inherited Cameron Phelps' number 1 jersey from Cameron Phelps, the team's 2010 season was marred by injury and was not offered a new contract, the team made the change to fullback permanent. Wigan said Tomkins will play in the National Rugby League or switch codes to rugby union, and that he will remain with the club until the end of the 2015 season.

Tomkins made 34 appearances in Super League XVI, 5 in the Challenge Cup, and one in the World Club Challenge, in which he scored a drop goal in Wigan's 15–21 defeat to the St. George Illawarra Dragons. For the first time since the final regular round match against Hull in 2009, Tomkins was banned from participating in a match against Hull. He was also unused for Wigan's away game against Castleford due to his appearance for England in the inaugural International Origin against the Exiles.

In the first round against St Helens, he kicked a goal but missed a drop goal, which would have won the game for Wigan. During Wigan's next game at Bradford, he scored his first attempt. After a draw with Wigan against Leeds, Tomkins salvaged a draw for the team. Tomkins' seven games for Wigan, including braces against Crusaders and Harlequins in the league and Barrow in the cup, as well as a hat-trick against Hull Kingston Rovers, ranging from 25 April to June. Against Huddersfield, he scored his second hat-trick of the season, raising his total number to six. Gareth Raynor's high tackle left Tomkins unconscious as he attempted to score a try in Wigan's fifth round cup victory over Bradford, ending both Raynor and Tomkins' participation in the match due to a sending-off and a head injury. Despite missing part of Wigan's away match against Hull due to a shoulder injury, Tomkins recovered from the bench and scored two goals in a 16–30 victory; Sky Sports announced that he has been a "strong favourite" for this season's Man of Steel award. Wigan defeated St. Helens in their first cup semi-final since 2004. He returned a week later with a try-scoring man of the match performance. Wigan beat Salford at home, winning by four tries. In Wigan's last match before the Challenge Cup final, he scored another brace against Bradford.

Tomkins was awarded the Lance Todd Trophy in the final by a vicious Wigan team, giving Tomkins his first Challenge Cup title, but Jeff Lima was awarded the Lance Todd Trophy, which Tomkins had been a pre-match favourite to win. The Rugby Football League prosecuted Tomkins, who was fined £1,000 in exchange for an offensive gesture directed at followers of the opposing Leeds team.

Wigan's season saw 32 attempts, five goals, and one drop goal. He has signed a new deal with Wigan Warriors just after his brother Joel decided to change codes and play rugby union for Saracens, F.C. According to The Guardian, the contract would make Sam Tomkins the highest paid player in Super League at £300,000 a year, and that would rule out a cross-code transfer for at least three years.

In 30 games for Wigan in 2012, Tomkins scored 36 points.

The Sydney Morning Herald announced news that Tomkins' imminent departure from Wigan to the New Zealand Warriors of Australia's NRL competition on June 23. When Tomkins' mother was seen in Auckland in July inspecting residential buildings, more speculative regarding the move was sparked. Tomkins would join the Warriors on a three-year contract starting in 2014, earning the Warriors a world record fee on September 24, 2013.

He was involved in the 2013 Challenge Cup Final victory over Hull F.C. Wembley Stadium is located in Wembley Stadium.

He was involved in the 2013 Super League Grand Final victory over the Warrington Wolves at Old Trafford.

The inaugural Auckland Nines tournament, which took place during the 2014 NRL pre-season, was Tomkins' first games for the Warriors. He played in the first round of the new NRL season against the Parramatta Eels in his first official game. The Warriors lost 36–16. In the Warriors' 31–12 loss, he scored a try in his second game against the St. George Illawarra Dragons. In the Warriors' 42-18 thhumping of the Tigers in round 4 of the season, he scored his second try of the season.

In the round 1848–0 win over the Parramatta Eels, he had his breakout game for the New Zealand club. After a scrum win over the feed, Tomkins scored two tries, one of which was directly from the lock position. Both of them came from a scrum play, and the other was down the short side, where he made four tackles in a spectacular individual effort. Captain Simon Mannering's brilliant debut followed him. Tomkins' first half featured nine tackle breaks, a try assist, two line breaks, 84 running meters, and two attempts. After some discussion prior to this game over whether he was worth the big money, his first half put him on the national rugby League's map.

The Warriors' long-serving Kevin Locke and New Zealand's national rugby league team were out of favour and languishing in the NSW Cup team. Locke was released by the club mid-season as a result of Tomkins' good form, so he could join Salford alongside shevington sharks legend Ste Dunn.

Tomkins would leave the team at the end of 2015 due to injury and sickness from homesickness, according to the Warriors.

After two seasons in the NRL with the New Zealand Warriors for £200,000, the Warriors' marquee player, Tomkins returned to Wigan. In November 2015, he underwent surgery on a posterior cruciate ligament injury, putting him out for the start of the 2016 Super League season, but he did not play for Wigan until May 13th, against Hull FC. He made 16 appearances in 7 attempts before undergoing knee replacement, which meant he missed the 2017 season.

Tomkins did not play for Wigan until the Challenge Cup quarter final against the Warrington Wolves, where it was his drop goal that ended the tie for Wigan. He incorporated him into the squad with two assists in his first two Super League games of the year before scoring a try against the Catalans Dragons in Round 21. With tries against Leeds Rhinos and Huddersfield Giants, he maintained his good form.

He was part of Hull F.C.'s 2017 Challenge Cup Final defeat. At Wembley Stadium.

In the 6th Round of the Super 8's, he scored his fifth and final appearance of the season.

Tomkins, who suffered with knee pains over the previous two seasons, was able to play in the Super League against Salford Red Devils in Round 1. In the first three games, his only contribution was an assist, but after a 65-meter run to score a point against the Widnes Vikings in Round 4, he demonstrated that he could be back to his best. He beat three defenders to race away for his first try of the season after catching a Tom Gilmore kick on the full field. In Round 5, he had four assists, showing that he was back to his best in the fullback role, but he was also thriving when Morgan Escaré came off the bench. In the next three games, four assists and two tries were followed before a 45-meter drop goal won the game against Leeds Rhinos in a thrilling 8-9 thriller. Two tries against the Salford Red Devils and one against Challenge Cup opponents Hull Kingston Rovers followed the announcement that he will join the Catalan Dragons in 2019, putting an end to months of speculation. At the Dacia Magic Weekend in Newcastle, Castleford Tigers, Huddersfield Giants, St. Helens, and prospective employers Catalans Dragons raised his number to 11 for the season. He scored 95 goals from 127 attempts, a 75% accuracy level, helping the Wigan Warriors reach second place in the Super League, guaranteeing a home semi-final against either the Castleford Tigers or the Warrington Wolves. The year didn't lack events, but Sam and brother Joel's video of them being insulting bar workers at a local pub appeared in early June. Sam was fined £5,000 but Joel, the primary perpetrator of the abusive rant, was banned from £10,000 and suspended until later being released.

He appeared in the 2018 Super League Grand Final victory over the Warrington Wolves at Old Trafford.

In the 2020 Super League season, Tomkins appeared in 13 games for the Catalans Dragons, including the 48-2 loss to St Helens.

Tomkins was named Man of Steel on October 5th for his work with Catalans all season. In their 2021 Super League Grand Final loss to St. Helens, Tomkins played for Catalans on October 9th, 2021. Tomkins kicked a drop goal to win the game for Catalans against Huddersfield 13-12 in round 20 of the 2022 Super League season. In the 2022 Super League season, Tomkins played 21 games for Catalans, including their elimination playoff defeat to Leeds.

England's campaign ended with a 32–22 loss to New Zealand in the semi-finals of the 2008 World Cup, co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand. For the 2009 Four Nations, England responded to their withdrawal from the tournament by replacing a number of veterans with younger ones. Tomkins, who was then playing at stand-off for Wigan, was included in a new-look squad that featured a quarter of its players aged 21 or below.

Tomkins made his international debut for Tony Smith's England squad against Wales at Brewery Field on October 18, 2009, having appeared in fewer than thirty games for Wigan. In a 12–48 victory, the then-twenty-year-old twicket of Iestyn Harris, the Welsh head coach and former dual-code rugby international, praised Tomkins' contribution to the winning England team. Despite this, Tomkins was left out of the squad that met France in the first Four Nations fixture. Richie Myler was given to opportune for England's loss to Australia at Wigan's DW Stadium, and the Australian captain, Darren Lockyer, was impressed. "We didn't really know their teenage fellas," Richie Myler said after the match. "We do now" says the narrator. Tomkins retained his spot in the squad that defeated New Zealand in the tournament final with Smith demonstrating hope in the youth rivalry between Kyle Eastmond and Tomkins. Despite leading 16-20 at one stage, the hosting England team, who was playing at Elland Road, Leeds, were defeated by Australia in the final 30 minutes.

Following the Four Nations, Smith resigned as England coach, with Steve McNamara named as the team's new head coach. Tomkins retained his place in the England squad when they met France in a mid-season friendly, and he responded by scoring four tries on England's way to a 61-6 victory, a record-tying match for an England player in a single match. Tomkins was involved in all three of England's matches at the 2010 Four Nations, firstly in a loss to New Zealand where a Kevin Brown try scoring from a Tomkins kick was disallowed by the video referee due to Tomkins' stoking Greg Eastwood in the process. In a match where Tomkins made his first international change from halves to fullback, Australia's hopes of reaching the final were ended. He stayed in this situation for England's last match against Papua New Guinea, a 36–10 win in which Tony Clubb equalled Tomkins' four-try record.

In 2011, Tomkins was on full throttle for the inaugural International Origin, which England lost to Wigan teammate George Carmont's 79th minute attempt for the Exiles. Supporting clubs within Leeds' crowd booed Tomkins, who was described as "disgraceful" by Jamie Peacock, the England captain and Leeds forward, but Wigan head coach Michael Maguire said Tomkins was unaffected by the violence. Following the conclusion of the rugby league domestic season, Tomkins was involved in a pre-Four Nations test against France. He scored four tries in England's first match of the 2011 Four Nations against Wales, for the second time in his international career, tied for the most tries by a player representing England. Tomkins scored a try against New Zealand after playing against Australia at Wembley Stadium in a match in which England lost to Australia. For the second time in three years, England triumph over the Kiwis meant Tomkins appeared for England in a Four Nations final against Australia, but the Kiwis ended runners-up to Australia after losing 8–30. Tomkins, who was playing fullback, had an awful night at Elland Road as a result of the high ball. He played on the right wing and scored a try for the Barbarians, a British-based invitational rugby union team, against the Australian Wallabies, but the Barbarians lost 11–60. The match was Tomkins' first match of professional rugby union; Tomkins confessed that he did not know how many people were assigned to which position in the rugby union before starting training with the Barbarians. Tomkins was quoted by the BBC as "I am glad I have had the opportunity to participate but I am also a professional rugby league footballer" in his first experience of the game.

He was selected in the England 9s squad for the 2019 Rugby League World Cup 9s.

Since these are unofficial test matches, matches do not include friendly matches or International Origin matches.

Grand Final: 3

League Leaders Shield: 2

Challenge Cup: 2

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Liam Marshall is the hero again in Wigan's tenacious bid to crown Wigan as the Super League champions

www.dailymail.co.uk, October 14, 2023
ROSS HEPPENSTALL AT OLD TRAFFORD: Liam Marshall was the try-scoring hero once more as Wigan regained their championship grit and condemned Catalans Dragons to another agonizing Grand Final loss. Marshall, a homegrown winger, has had a fruitful season and his remarkably strong finish in the 52nd minute, leading Matt Peet's men on their way to victory. After beating Huddersfield Giants at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in Peet's debut campaign as coach last term, it was Marshall who had the winning try when the cherry and whites won the Challenge Cup.

Sam Tomkins' remarkable redemption: 'I thought I knew better than four knee specialists!'Former England skipper defied retirement advice to propel Catalans to Grand Final showdown against Wigan at Old Trafford

www.dailymail.co.uk, October 13, 2023
Sam Tomkins should not be playing at Old Trafford by his own admission. He saw four different specialists in navigating England's home World Cup in the fall. Their verdict? 'They all said I should go straight away,' says the 34-year-old. 'But I thought I knew better than four knee specialists!' However, the Catalans full-back came to a close as the experts after playing his first match of the new Super League season against Leigh.

St Helens, Catalan Dragons, 12-6: Sam Tomkins wins by last-gasp for his last-gasp win in a remarkable career's last-gasp victory

www.dailymail.co.uk, October 7, 2023
DAVE COVERDALE: Sam Tomkins came to a dramatic conclusion to his career after his last-gasp heroics led Catalans into the Grand Final and ended St Helens' Super League supremacy. With the score standings at 6-6 with two minutes remaining in this thrilling play-off semi-final, ex-England captain Tomkins slipped under the posts to win by the Dragons in a thrilling victory. That means the retiring Super League legend may now win his fourth Grand Final - and first for his French club.