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Sam Tomkins (born 23 March 1989) is a professional rugby league analyst for Sky Sports and professional player, after coming out of retirement to finish the 2024 season with Catalans Dragons in the Super League, (the club he had initially retired) following the end of 2023 season. On 4 September 2024, He was announced as the new Team Manager of the England national rugby league team, working behind the scenes for coach Shaun Wane.[6]
Tomkins, a product of the Wigan Warriors academy, played as a fullback and occasional stand-off, across two stints for the Warriors as well as his time at Catalans Dragons. In addition, he also played two seasons in the NRL for New Zealand Warriors.
He is the two time Man of Steel, earning the title in 2012 and 2021.
He won three Super League Grand Finals with the Wigan Warriors in 2010, 2013, and 2018, as well as two Challenge Cup finals in 2011 and 2013.
- ^ Sam Tomkins at ESPNscrum
- ^ a b "1. Sam Tomkins". Wigan Warriors. Archived from the original on 20 March 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
- ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 8 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ Player Profile Archived 7 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine warriors.co.nz
- ^ "Player Summary: Sam Tomkins". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ^ "England v Samoa: Sam Tomkins named England team manager". BBC Sport. 4 September 2024. Retrieved 5 September 2024.