Sam Underhill

Sam Underhill (born 22 July 1996) is an English rugby union player who plays as a flanker for Bath and the England national team. He studied Politics and Economics at the University of Bath.[3] He previously attended Sir Thomas Rich's School in Gloucester.[4]

Sam Underhill
Birth nameSamuel Gregory Underhill
Date of birth (1996-07-22) 22 July 1996
Place of birthDayton, Ohio, United States
Height186 cm (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Weight103 kg (16 st 3 lb; 227 lb)[2]
SchoolSir Thomas Rich's School
UniversityCardiff University
University of Bath
Rugby union career
Position(s) Openside Flanker
Current team Bath
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2014–2015
2015–2017
2017–
Gloucester
Ospreys
Bath
2
37
62
()
(20)
(30)
Correct as of 31 January 2022
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2014
2017-
England U18
England
9
27
(10)
(5)
Correct as of 31 January 2022

Club career

At the age of just 17, Underhill made his debut for Gloucester in the Anglo-Welsh Cup,[5] before making his Premiership debut at the age of 18.[6]

At the beginning of the 2015–16 season, Underhill joined Welsh Pro12 regional team Ospreys. He made his debut in a fixture against Ulster and was Man-of-the-Match in his first start for the team, which was against Munster.

On 11 January 2017, it was confirmed that Underhill would join English side Bath for the 2017–18 season.[7]

International career

Underhill captained England U18s during their successful 2014 FIRA tournament and played 9 times during an unbeaten season, including scoring a try in debut MoM performance against Scotland, captaining the team to a win in the FIRA tournament and a win against South Africa.[8]

He was called up to the senior England squad by Eddie Jones for their 2017 summer tour of Argentina and played as part of the 2018 Six Nations squad.[9] On 12 August 2019, Underhill was named in Eddie Jones' 31-man Rugby World Cup squad. He was one of the stars of the semi-final victory over New Zealand, helping England to reach their first World Cup final since 2007.[10] With England he has won the Six Nations Championship and The Autumn nations cup, both in 2020.

International tries

As of 16 November 2021 [11]
TryOpposing teamLocationVenueCompetitionDateResultScore
1 United StatesLondon, EnglandTwickenham Stadium2021 July rugby union tests4 July 2021Win43 – 29

References

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