Sam Martindale

Samuel Airey Martindale (5 May 1905 – 19 January 1986) was an English international rugby union player.^[1]

Sam Martindale

Full name	Samuel Airey Martindale
Date of birth	(1905-05-05)5 May 1905
Place of birth	Kendal, England
Date of death	19 January 1986(1986-01-19) (aged 80)
Place of death	Kendal, England
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1929 England 1 (0) 1930 British Lions 1 (0)

Martindale made his maiden competitive appearance aged 14, when the Preston Grasshoppers visited him hometown of Kendal and required an additional player.^[2] He made an impression as by the following season he was playing with the Kendal firsts, where he would spend his entire career.^[2]

A goal-kicking forward, Martindale amassed over 1,000 points for his club Kendal, which included a 92-goal season.^[2] He also played 56 county matches for Cumberland and was capped for England as a lock-forward in a 1929 Five Nations against France at Colombes.^[3] In 1930, Martindale toured Australasia with the British Lions, appearing in the one-off Test match against the Wallabies in Sydney.^[4] He retired with two international caps, one for England and one for the Lions, but was a reserve in a further 21 international matches.^[2]

See also

• List of England national rugby union players
• List of British & Irish Lions players