Sam Pinder

Sam Pinder (born 15 February 1979 in Taupō, New Zealand), is a Scottish rugby union player formerly of Glasgow Warriors and Scotland. Pinder played at Scrum-Half.

Sam Pinder

Birth name	Jared Sam Pinder
Date of birth	(1979-02-15) 15 February 1979 (age 46)
Place of birth	Taupō, New Zealand
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	88 kg (13 st 12 lb)
University	Auckland College of Education
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-Half Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1999–2000 Otamatea () 2001 Waipu () – GHA () – Ayr RFC () Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2003–09 Glasgow Warriors 106 (122) Correct as of 18 December 2012 Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1998 Northland () Super Rugby Years Team Apps (Points) - Auckland Blues 0 (0) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1998 New Zealand U-19 1 (0) 2006 Scotland 2 (0) Correct as of 1 August 2015 Coaching career Years Team 2009–present Hong Kong RFU various roles 2009–present Causeway Bay director of rugby

The player qualified to represent the Scottish national rugby union team as his grandmother came from Port Seton near Edinburgh.^[1] The scrum half played for Scotland against the Barbarians at Murrayfield on 31 May 2006.^[2] Pinder got his first of his two international caps on tour for Scotland on 10 June 2006 in Durban; the second on 17 June 2006 in Port Elizabeth; both against South Africa.^[3]

He is a Glasgow Warriors centurion^[4] having played over 100 matches for the club. He left the club in 2009 to go to Hong Kong where he has been employed in various roles with the Hong Kong RFU notably as running their Sevens team and as being the Director of Rugby at Causeway Bay RFC.

Personal Information

Pinder is married to Anna Pinder, a netball coach who was formerly a member of the Glasgow Wildcats.^[5]

See also

• SCAA Causeway Bay RFC