Sam
Powell
Sam Powell
Bio
Position: Hooker/Half-back
Date of birth: 03/07/1992
Previous club: Wigan Warriors
Representative honours: England Knights
Honours
Super League: 2016, 2018 and 2023 (with Wigan)
League Leaders’ Shield: 2020 and 2023 (with Wigan)
World Club Challenge: 2017 (with Wigan)
Profile
England Knights hooker or half-back Sam Powell signed for Warrington in November 2023 after a glittering career with Wigan where he won three Super League Grand Finals at Old Trafford.
Wigan-born, he signed for the Warriors Academy in 2008, aged 16, and won the Academy Grand Final against Warrington in 2011.
He was loaned out to South Wales Scorpions (2013) and Workington Town (2014 and 2015) as his game developed.
He succeeded Michael McIlorum as the first-choice hooker in 2016 and went on to make 273 appearances for Wigan, scoring 42 tries and kicking 12 goals and four drop goals.
He played in six Super League Grand Finals, winning three and losing three (2014, 2015 and 2020). He also played in the 2017 Challenge Cup final defeat by Hull FC.
He celebrated his 100th game for Wigan in the World Club Challenge victory over Cronulla Sharks at the DW Stadium in 2017.
He was granted a 12-month testimonial season with Wigan in November 2022.
He signed a two-year contract with Warrington in November 2023, giving Sam Burgess more options at hooker and half-back and completing the Wolves squad for 2024.