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Transform team performance with Sam Warburton OBE, speaker and former Wales rugby captain. Sam works with organisations to develop leadership excellence and high-performing teams, delivering actionable insights from his experience leading the British and Irish Lions.
Sam Warburton OBE captained Wales and the British and Irish Lions, and he now helps organisations develop leaders and build teams that hold together under pressure.
Sam won 74 caps for Wales and captained them 49 times. At 22, he became the youngest captain in Rugby World Cup history, leading Wales to the 2011 semi-final, and a year later he led them to a Grand Slam. He captained the Lions on two tours, winning the series in Australia in 2013 and drawing in New Zealand in 2017. Since retiring, he's worked as a pundit for the BBC and TNT Sports, hosts the Captains podcast, and wrote his autobiography, Open Side.
Sam's leadership never relied on size or volume. It came from preparation, composure, and reading the game. He took the Wales armband young, then led a Lions squad drawn from four rival nations. That's what he brings to business audiences: how to lead peers, unite people with competing loyalties, and make clear calls when everyone's watching.
Audiences leave with practical ideas on building trust in a new team, setting standards people hold themselves to, and staying calm when a plan falls apart. His Captains conversations with leaders across sport add range beyond rugby.
For leadership events, conferences, and team away days, Sam brings rare credibility and lessons people can use straight away.
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