Sam Underhill
| 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 103 kg (16 st 3 lb; 227 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Sir Thomas Rich's School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Bath | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sam Underhill (born 22 July 1996 in Dayton, Ohio, United States) is an English rugby union player who currently plays for Aviva Premiership team Bath as a Flanker. He is also studying Politics and Education at the University of Bath. He previously attended Sir Thomas Rich’s School in Gloucester.
Club career
At the age of just 17, Underhill made his debut for Gloucester in the Anglo-Welsh Cup,[1] before making his Premiership debut at the age of 18.[2]
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.[3]
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.[4]
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.[5]
References
- ↑ "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.