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Justin Sampson's Biography
Justin is a commentator, professional master
of ceremonies, auctioneer, motivational speaker and management trainer who has
worked with a wide variety of companies, charities and media outlets in Asia,
Australia and the Middle East. He is based in Singapore.
A former player and coach in his native
Australia and elsewhere, Justin was a commentator at ESPN STAR Sports Asia for
eight years and is now a regular contributor to Fox Sports Asia and Channel
News Asia, along with radio stations and newspapers in Hong Kong, Singapore and
Malaysia.
Rugby has been a big part of Justin’s life
and career. Highlights of his roles as an expert commentator include:
·
Started with the Singapore Sevens
in 1997
·
IRB Sevens series in Dubai, Hong
Kong, Singapore and Malaysia since 1997
·
ESPN STAR Sports Asia from 1999
to 2007 during Rugby World Cup, Super Rugby, Six Nations and
Tri-Nations
tournaments. He also was part of the weekly panel on the Rugby Show
·
Other media outlets: Australia’s
ABC TV, World Sport Group, Hong Kong’s RTHK Radio, The
New Paper in Singapore
and espnstar.com
·
Fox Sports Asia and Channel News
Asia Rugby World Cup 2015
In 2006, he set up Sampson Marketing
Services, which provides support on sponsorship, event management and corporate
hospitality. As a speaker and celebrity auctioneer, he works with global and
local organizations at corporate events, fundraising galas, conferences and
seminars.
Justin was a national coach with the Singapore
Rugby Union for more than five years after spending three years in Tokyo as a
player/coach for Kubota Corporation in the mid-1990s. He was also the assistant
coach and technical advisor for Indonesia’s national rugby team in 2007 to
2009.
He played provincial representative rugby for
Country Origin in Sydney and for New South Wales Country, where he lined up
against the All Blacks in 1988 and the British Lions in 1989. He was captain of
his 1st Division club in Sydney for three years and was a runner-up for the
Sydney Morning Herald’s Best and Fairest Award in 1990 and the Rothmans Medal
in 1991.
As a keynote speaker Justin draws from the
similarities between sport and corporate management on areas of teamwork, leadership
and sales. His presentations are highly
motivational and engaging.