Sam Harris (rugby union, born 2003)

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Sam Harris
Date of birth (2003-09-03) 3 September 2003 (age 20) [1]
Height1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Weight95 kg (15.0 st; 209 lb) [2]
School Millfield
University Bath University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly half, Full back
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2023– Bath Rugby ()
Correct as of 3 January 2024
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2022 England U18
2023- England U20

Sam Harris (born 3 September 2003) is an English rugby union player who plays for Bath.

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Early life

Having attended school at Millfield, [3] Harris went on to study Sport and Exercise Science at Bath University. [4]

Career

Harris move from the Bath U18 side into the senior academy in the summer of 2022. [5] Harris made his professional debut for Bath Rugby during the 2022-23 season, in the Premiership Rugby Cup. He was named Bath Rugby’s Breakthrough Player of the Year in July 2023. [6]

He continued to play for Bath in the Premiership Rugby Cup at the start of the 2023-24 season. [7] Harris made his first Rugby Premiership start for Bath away against Leicester Tigers on 31 December 2023 and registered a conversion. [8] [9]

Having made 12 appearances for Bath, he signed a new two-and-a-half year contract with the club in February 2024. [10]

International career

Harris has represented England at U18, [11] U19 and U20 level. [12] He represented England at the 2023 U20 World Cup. [13]

In February 2024 he was called up to the England A team. [14]

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References

  1. ↑ "Sam Harris". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  2. ↑ "Sam Harris" . Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "SPORT ROUND UP - FEBRUARY 2022". Milfield School. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  4. ↑ "Josh Dingley and Sam Harris become latest Team Bath BUCS Super Rugby players to earn England U20 Men call-up". Team Bath. 9 January 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  5. ↑ Evely, John (9 June 2022). "Bath Rugby select five players for their senior academy and young prop signs full time contract". Somerset Live. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  6. ↑ Skeldon, James (3 July 2023). "Sam Harris Interview: England U20s' flourishing full-back looks set for an exciting future". Talking Rugby Union. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  7. ↑ Evely, John (20 September 2023). "'We want the ball in his hands' - Sam Harris shines despite Bath Rugby defeat to Jersey Reds". Somerset Live. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  8. ↑ Richardson, Charles (31 December 2023). "Bath have 'no regrets' over rotation as Leicester keep top-four hopes alive". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  9. ↑ "Premiership: Leicester 35-22 Bath - Tigers end year with bonus-point win". BBC Sport. 31 December 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  10. ↑ "Sam Harris: Bath fly-half signs new contract with Premiership club". BBC Sport. 5 February 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  11. ↑ "FIVE EXCITING HOMEGROWN PLAYERS GRADUATE INTO BATH RUGBY SENIOR ACADEMY". Premiership Rugby. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  12. ↑ "Young Guns: Bath & England U20s fly-half/full-back Sam Harris". The Rugby Paper. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  13. ↑ Raisey, Josh. "South Africa U20 and England U20 make sweeping changes for third place play-off". Rugby Pass. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  14. ↑ Westerby, John (15 February 2024). "Steve Borthwick uses England A squad to capture dual-qualified players". The Times. Retrieved 15 February 2024.


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