New Zealand lock Sam Caird played in Major League Rugby during the 2025 season. He represented the New England Free Jacks for his entire MLR career.

A native of Hamilton on New Zealand’s North Island, Sam Caird first played professional rugby for Waikato in New Zealand’s Mitre 10 (now the NPC) between 2016-2018. While at Waikato, Caird represented the New Zealand U20 side, coming off the bench during NZ’s 2017 U20 World Championship Final victory over England. Since 2019, Caird has played for Northland in the NPC, earning over 50 appearances. This is in addition to a handful of appearances in Super Rugby for the NSW Waratahs (2021) and the Highlanders (2022). In 2023, Caird made his way to Japan to join the Kintetsu Liners in the Japanese Top League, before returning to Northland for the 2024 NPC.

On October 24th, 2024, the New England Free Jacks announced the signing of Sam Caird for their 2025 MLR season.

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