Sam Underhill
Birth nameSamuel Gregory Underhill
Date of birth (1996-07-22) 22 July 1996
Place of birthDayton, Ohio, United States
Height182 cm (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight103 kg (16 st 3 lb; 227 lb)[1]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Openside Flanker
Current team Bath
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2014–2015 Gloucester 2 (0)
2015–2017 Ospreys 37 (20)
2017–present Bath 62 (30)
Correct as of 31 January 2022
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2014 England U18 9 (10)
2017–present England 30 (5)
Correct as of 31 January 2022

Sam Underhill (born 22 July 1996) is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a flanker for Bath and the England national team.

Club career

At the age of just 17, Underhill made his debut for Gloucester in the Anglo-Welsh Cup,[2] before making his Premiership debut at the age of 18.[2]

At the beginning of the 2015–16 season, Underhill joined Welsh Pro12 team Ospreys.[2] He made his debut against Ulster and was man of the match in his first start for the team, against Munster.[2]

On 11 January 2017, it was confirmed that Underhill would join English side Bath for the 2017–18 season.[3]

International career

Underhill captained England U18s during their successful 2014 FIRA tournament and played nine times during an unbeaten season, including scoring a try on debut in a player of the match performance against Scotland, captaining the team to a win in the FIRA tournament and a win against South Africa.[2]

Underhill was called up to the senior England squad by coach Eddie Jones for their 2017 summer tour of Argentina.[4] He made his senior debut in the final test of the tour as England defeated Argentina to win the series 2-0.[5][6]

On 12 August 2019, Underhill was named in Eddie Jones' 31-man squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup.[7] 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.[2][8] Underhill started in the 2019 Rugby World Cup Final as England were defeated by South Africa to finish runners up.[9]

After the World Cup Underhill was a member of the squad that won the 2020 Six Nations Championship and later that year he started for the England side that defeated France in extra-time to win the Autumn Nations Cup.[10][11] In July 2021 he scored his first try at International level in a game against the United States.[12]

International tries

As of 16 November 2021[13]
TryOpposing teamLocationVenueCompetitionDateResultScore
1 United StatesLondon, EnglandTwickenham Stadium2021 July rugby union tests4 July 2021Win43 – 29[12]

Honours

England

References

  1. 1 2 "Club profile". Bath Rugby. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Iles, Robert (1 November 2019). "Sam Underhill's journey from Gloucester schoolboy to Rugby World Cup finalist with England". Gloucestershire Live. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  3. ↑ "Bath agree deal to sign Osprey openside flanker Sam Underhill". BBC Sport. 11 January 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  4. ↑ "England v Argentina: Dylan Hartley, Joe Launchbury & George Ford in squad". BBC Sport. 20 April 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  5. ↑ Aylwin, Michael (15 June 2017). "Sam Underhill to make England debut in Argentina as Chris Robshaw returns". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  6. ↑ Aylwin, Michael (17 June 2017). "Will Collier try seals second Test and series win for England in Argentina". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  7. ↑ de Menezes, Jack (12 August 2019). "England Rugby World Cup squad announcement LIVE - Latest news and updates". The Independent. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  8. ↑ Fordyce, Tom (26 October 2019). "England 19-7 New Zealand: Eddie Jones' side beat All Blacks to reach World Cup final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  9. 1 2 Fordyce, Tom (2 November 2019). "England 12-32 South Africa: Springboks win World Cup for record-equalling third time". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  10. 1 2 Grey, Becky (31 October 2020). "Italy 5-34 England: Visitors' victory proves enough to win Six Nations title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  11. 1 2 Henson, Mike (6 December 2020). "Autumn Nations Cup: England beat France in sudden death". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  12. 1 2 Grey, Becky (4 July 2021). "England 43-29 United States". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  13. ↑ "ESPN profile:Sam Underhill". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
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