New Zealand Fly-half Sam ‘The Boot’ Malcolm played in Major League Rugby between 2019-2023. He represented the Toronto Arrows for his entire MLR career.

Arrow #10 is a favourite amongst the Toronto fanbase and is one of the most reliable kickers in MLR. He is currently 3rd on MLR’s All-Time top Points Scorers list, with 370pts scored in his 45 MLR games from 2019-2023, sitting behind only Sam Windsor (453) and Joe Pietersen (420) at the conclusion of the 2023 season. He has scored 100+ points in a season twice, in 2019 (152), and 2022 (100) and holds the distinction of being the only non-Canadian to captain the Arrows in a MLR match. Malcolm earned 16 MLR caps in his debut MLR season (all starts), missing only 1 game of the Arrows‘ inaugural season and starting in their first ever Championship Series game. He recorded a massive 152pts in 2019 alone, recording a success rate of 83.54%, finishing 4th in the league for scoring and earning a selection to the All-MLR 2nd XV for 2019. Malcolm follwed up his impressive debut season with 60pts in 5 games (all starts) in 2020 before the season shut down due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, sitting 2nd in the league for scoring.

Following the 2020 season, Malcolm accepted a contract with the Kamaishi Seawaves in Japan before returning to the Arrows towards the end of the 2021 MLR season, earning 3 more MLR Caps. He recorded his 2nd 100pts+ season in 2022, finishing with exactly 100pts in 13 games (all starts), again finishing 4th in MLR scoring. He missed a large chunk of the 2023 season with injury but still recorded 50pts in 8 games (6 starts), including scoring all 27pts in Toronto‘s only victory of the 2023 campaign, a 26-27 victory in Chicago. His 27pts in this game sets a new club record for points in a game, and is good for 2nd most points scored by a player in a single MLR game, behind a 34pt game from Robbie Petzer in 2019.

On September 18th 2023, Sam Malcolm was the first player that Toronto announced to be returning for the 2024 season with the Canadian team. When the Arrows announced in late November 2023 that they would not be competing in the 2024 MLR season, Malcolm turned his focus to coaching, establishing the Between The Posts kicking school. He coaches with local teams in the Toronto area as well as his native New Zealand.

Achievements:

• MLR Player of the Week: 2023 – Round 4
• MLR Team of the Week: 2023 – Round 4
• 4th in MLR Scoring: 2022 (100pts)
• MLR Team of the Week: 2022 – Round 7
• MLR Team of the Week: 2020 – Round 3
• MLR Team of the Week: 2020 – Round 2
• 4th in MLR Scoring: 2019 (152pts)
• 2019 All-MLR 2nd XV Selection
• MLR Team of the Week: 2019 – Semi-Finals
• MLR Team of the Week: 2019 – Round 18
• MLR Team of the Week: 2019 – Round 15
• MLR Team of the Week: 2019 – Round 8
• MLR Team of the Week: 2019 – Round 5

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