Sam Beard (born 3 May 1990 in Timaru, New Zealand) is a rugby union footballer.
Beard moved to Christchurch as a young player to pursue a career in rugby and kicked off matters in earnest with Burnside's championship-winning team.
[1] Bay of Plenty then offered the midfielder the next step on the provincial ladder, where he played out his first season before being approached in 2013 to join Edinburgh in Scotland.
[2] Having made his initial appearances for the team from the replacements' bench, Beard started a match for the first time on 28 February 2014, during which he ran in Edinburgh's second try in a victory over Ospreys.
[4] On 22 February 2016, Beard signed a two-year deal with Welsh region the Dragons from the 2016–17 season.