Samuels attended Paul Roos Gymnasium in Stellenbosch and a he earned a provincial call-up to represent Western Province at the 2010 Under-16 Grant Khomo Week in Upington, scoring a try in their 28–7 victory over the Golden Lions.
He joined the Western Province Rugby Institute after high school and played for Western Province U19 in the 2013 Under-19 Provincial Championship. He played in eleven of their twelve matches during the competition, initially playing as a hooker, but starting their final six matches as an eighth man.
Prior to the 2014 season, Samuels moved to Johannesburg to join the Golden Lions. He was named in their squad for the 2014 Vodacom Cup, but didn't make any appearances in the competition.
In 2016, Samuels was included in the Golden Lions XV squad for the 2016 Currie Cup qualification series. He made his first ever first class start in their first opening match of the competition, a 23–27 defeat to the Border Bulldogs and also started in a their match against the Welwitschias in Windhoek a week later, scoring a try in a 66–12 win.
He was then called up to the Lions Super Rugby squad and named on the bench for their match against the Kings in Round Nine of the 2016 Super Rugby season.
Samuels signed for the Stormers ahead of the 2017 Super Rugby and featured mostly off the bench for the Stormers in his first season for his new side but made appearances in all 16 of the Stormers Super Rugby matches.
He was then one of Western Province's key players in their victorious Currie Cup season.
JW January 18
Career
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Paul Roos Gymnasium Hooker |
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Golden Lions Hooker |
2016 - 2016 |
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Lions Hooker |
2016 - 2017 |
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Stormers Hooker |
2017 - 2019 |
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South Africa A Hooker |
2017 - 2020 |
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Western Province Hooker |
2017 - 2023 |
