Sam Underhill

Club career Aged just 17, Underhill made his debut for Gloucester in the Anglo-Welsh Cup, before making his Premiership debut at the age of 18.

On 11 January 2017, it was confirmed that Underhill would join English side Bath for the 2017–18 season. He started in the 2024 Premiership final which they lost against Northampton Saints to finish runners up.

In April 2025, his try helped Bath to secure a first place finish in the regular season for the first time since the 2003–04 season during a 55–19 against Newcastle Falcons. The following month, Underhill started in the 2024–25 EPCR Challenge Cup final as Bath beat Lyon at the Millennium Stadium to win their first European trophy for seventeen years. However, he received a month long ban for a tackle during the match against Lyon ruling him out of the 2025 Premiership final which saw Bath defeat Leicester Tigers to become champions of England for the first time since 1996.

International career Underhill captained England U18 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. On 17 June 2017 he made his international debut starting in the last test of the tour as England defeated Argentina to win the series 2–0.

On 12 August 2019, Underhill was named in Eddie Jones' 31-man squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup. 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. Underhill started in the 2019 Rugby World Cup final in which England were defeated by South Africa to finish runners up.

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 after extra-time to win the Autumn Nations Cup. On 4 July 2021, Underhill scored his first try at international level in a game against the nation of his birth the United States. He was a member of their 2022 tour of Australia and started in the second test victory at Lang Park as England ultimately won the series 2–1.

Underhill was not initially included in the squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup. However, he was called up after Jack Willis was injured during the pool stage. Underhill made his only appearance of the tournament in their last fixture starting in the victory over Argentina as England finished third with the Bronze medal.

Career statistics List of international tries

4 July 2021 Twickenham Stadium, London, England

2021 July rugby union tests

16 November 2024 Twickenham Stadium, London, England

2024 Autumn Internationals

24 November 2024 Twickenham Stadium, London, England

2024 Autumn Internationals

Honours England 1× Six Nations Championship: 2020 1× Autumn Nations Cup: 2020 1× Rugby World Cup runner-up: 2019

Bath 1× Premiership Rugby: 2024–2025 1× EPCR Challenge Cup: 2024–2025