| Sam Gemmell | |
| Birth Name: | Samuel William Gemmell |
| Birth Date: | 28 August 1896 |
| Birth Place: | Mohaka, New Zealand |
| Death Place: | Wairoa, New Zealand |
| Position: | Loose forward Hooker |
| Repteam1: | New Zealand Māori |
| Repyears1: | 1922–29 |
| Repyears2: | 1923 |
| Repcaps1: | 57 |
| Repcaps2: | 0 |
| Reppoints2: | 0 |
| Province1: | Hawke's Bay |
| Provinceyears1: | 1921–31 |
| Provinceapps1: | 74 |
| School: | Maori Agricultural College Te Aute College |
Samuel William Gemmell (28 August 1896 – 28 June 1970) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A loose forward, Gemmell represented Hawke's Bay at a provincial level. He played one match for the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, out of position at hooker against New South Wales at Dunedin.[1]
Affiliating to Ngāti Pāhauwera, Gemmell played 57 matches for New Zealand Māori between 1922 and 1929, making him the most capped player for that team.[1] [2] He served as a private with the New Zealand (Māori) Pioneer Battalion during World War I,[3] and was selected by ballot to represent Māori returned soldiers as part of the New Zealand military contingent to the coronation of King George VI in 1937.[4] During World War II he served in New Zealand with the Territorial Force.[3]
His uncle, Ben Gemmell, was a New Zealand Māori representative between 1914 and 1921.