Justin Sampson

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Justin "Sambo" Sampson
Birth nameJustin R. Sampson
Date of birth (1966-09-02) 2 September 1966 (age 57)
Place of birthMudgee, New South Wales, Australia
SchoolShore School
UniversityMitchell College Bathurst
Occupation(s)
  • Rugby commentator
  • television personality
  • emcee
  • celebrity acutioneer
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1979-1985 Shore School
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1987
1990–1993
1993–1996
Kubota Spears
 - ( - )
- ( - )
- ( - )		 - ( - )
- ( - )
- ( - )
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1988–1989
1991-1992		 NSW Country
North Harbour		 - ( - )
- ( - )		 - ( - )
- ( - )
Coaching career
Years Team
1993–1996
1996–2000
2002
2007–2009
2022-Current
Kubota Spears
Singapore
Singapore
Indonesia
Young Yabbies

Justin "Sambo" Sampson (born 2 September 1966[

ABC TV (Australia)
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Early life and education

Sampson grew up on a sheep and cattle station near the town of Cobar, in western New South Wales,[1] and attended the Shore School in Sydney. As a team captain, Sampson's style and leadership qualities earned him selections as vice-captain on both the Combined G.P.S. and the NSW Schoolboys First XV representative sides in 1985.[2] After secondary school, Sampson went on to graduate from Mitchell College Bathurst in 1989.

Rugby career

Playing career

Sampson played provincial representative rugby for Country Origin, North Harbour in Sydney (1991–92), as well

British Lions in 1989.[3]
He was also captain of his 1st Division club, Northern Suburbs in Sydney for three years from 1990 to 1993. In 1990 Sampson was a runner up in The Sydney Morning Herald Best and Fairest Award, as well as runner up for the Rothmans Medal in 1991.[1]

Coaching career

From 1993 to 1996 Sampson lived in

Kubota Spears in Tokyo as well as serving as their coach. Sampson began assistant coaching duties with the Singapore national rugby team in 1996. He was later appointed to head coach, with Australia's David Campese taking over as assistant coach in 1998.[4]
He remained with Singapore until 2000 and returned again to coach in 2002.

In 2007, Sampson was signed to the coaching staff for the

Duncan Hall, Jr. and Singapore's Ismail Kadir. With Sampson part of the coaching staff, Indonesia went 4–2 in international test matches earning them a promotion to Division 3 for the 2009 Asian Five Nations
.

Professional career

Since 1997, Sampson has commentated for the

Channel 31 (Australia), called Rugby Time. Sampson has also written articles for The New Paper in Singapore, and for espnstar.com.[1]

Sampson first appeared on

ESPN Star Sports during the 1999 Rugby World Cup, as an expert rugby commentator and presenter, including Super Rugby, Six Nations Championship, Tri-Nations and Rugby World Cup tournaments. Sampson was part of a weekly panel of commentators for The Rugby Show and also served as Director of Advertising and Sales for Southeast Asia.[5]
He continued to commentate with Star Sports until 2007.

In 2006, Sampson established Sampson Marketing Services, a company that provides support on sponsorship, event management and corporate hospitality. Sampson is a prominent speaker, master of ceremonies and celebrity auctioneer and works with a variety of global and local organizations throughout Asia, Australia and the Middle East.

As one of the more recognized rugby pundits, Sampson travels worldwide to promote the sport of rugby by conducting coaching clinics, fundraising activities and other events for local and national Rugby Unions.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Biography: Justin Sampson". www.justin-sampson.com. Archived from the original on 10 November 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  2. ^ "The Torchbearer". www.shore.nsw.edu.au. Sydney Church of England Grammar School. December 1985. pp. 52–54. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 May 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Shore Reports". www.shore.nsw.edu.au. Sydney Church of England Grammar School. December 1989. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 March 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  4. ^ "Campese to coach Singapore". New Straits Times. Reuters. 4 August 1998. p. 38. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  5. ^ Parkhouse, Alan (10 May 2006). "Former Wallabies captain is Bangkok-bound". The Nation. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  6. ^ Geddes, John (1 June 2007). "Can Rugby orient itself". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 10 November 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
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