| Birth name | Samuel Alexander Grahamslaw | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 24 February 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Paris, France[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 125 kg (19 st 10 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Wyggeston and Queen Elizabeth I College[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sam Grahamslaw (born 24 February 1999)[3] is a rugby union player who plays for Bristol Bears in the Gallagher Premiership. Grahamslaw's primary position is loosehead prop.
Grahamslaw started playing his early rugby for Market Harborough RUFC, in Leicestershire,[4] before selection for Leicester Tigers Elite Player Development Group. He joined Tigers under 18s academy in 2015, where he played as a back row. He joined Tigers Senior Academy in 2017, converting to his current position as a prop and was selected for England under 18s.[5] He played for Scotland under 20s in the 2018 World Rugby Under 20 Championship and the 2019 Six Nations Under 20s Championship.[6][7]
Grahamslaw signed his first professional contract for Edinburgh Rugby in July 2020.[8] He made his debut for Edinburgh in Round 5 of the 2020–21 Pro14 against Cardiff Blues.[9]
Grahamslaw was released by Edinburgh at the conclusion of the 2021–22 United Rugby Championship season.[10] He signed for Jersey Reds ahead of the 2022-23 RFU Championship season.[11]
Grahamslaw studied at Loughborough University whilst playing for Leicester Tigers and Heriot-Watt University whilst playing for Edinburgh Rugby, graduating with a first class degree in Mechanical Engineering in the summer of 2022.