Sam Rapira (born 8 April 1987) is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer who last played for Toulouse Olympique in the Championship.

The older brother of Steve, Sam Rapira attended Hamilton Boys' High School and played for the Hukanui club.

Rapira made his NRL debut for the Warriors in 2006 against the Wests Tigers.

Rapira was first selected to play for the New Zealand national team from the interchange bench in the 2007 ANZAC Test loss against Australia.

For the 2010 Anzac Test, Rapira was selected to play for New Zealand at prop forward in their loss against Australia.