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 is also studying Politics and Economics at the University of Bath. He previously attended Sir Thomas Rich's School in Gloucester.
| Birth name | Samuel Gregory Underhill | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 22 July 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Dayton, Ohio, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 106 kg (16 st 10 lb; 234 lb)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Sir Thomas Rich's School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Cardiff University University of Bath | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club career
At the age of just 17, Underhill made his debut for Gloucester in the Anglo-Welsh Cup,[3] before making his Premiership debut at the age of 18.[4]
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.[5]
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.[6]
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.[7] 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.[8] With England he has won the Six Nations Championship and The Autumn nations cup, both in 2020.
References
- https://www.bathrugby.com/senior-squad/sam-underhill/
- https://www.bathrugby.com/senior-squad/sam-underhill/
- "GREAT START TO U18 SIX NATIONS CAMPAIGN FOR ACADEMY TRIO AFTER SCOTLAND VICTORY". gloucesterrugby.com. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- "Cook returns as Gloucester round off Premiership campaign at Bath". gloucesterruby.com. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- "Bath agree deal to sign Osprey openside flanker Sam Underhill". BBC Sport. 11 January 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- "HIGHLIGHTS - England U18 retain European Championship trophy". englandruby.com. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- "England v Argentina: Dylan Hartley, Joe Launchbury & George Ford in squad". BBC Sport. 20 April 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- England Rugby World Cup squad announcement LIVE: Eddie Jones names final team for Japan 2019