Sam Harris (rugby union, born 2003)

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Sam Harris
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Harris in 2022
Born (2003-09-03) 3 September 2003 (age 22) [1]
Height1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)
Weight95 kg (15.0 st; 209 lb) [2]
School Millfield
University University of Bath
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half, Fullback
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2023– Bath Rugby 15 (24)
Correct as of 25 May 2025
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2021–2022 England U18 3 (7)
2022–2023 England U20 12 (55)
Correct as of 14 July 2023

Sam Harris (born 3 September 2003) is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a fly-half or full-back for Bath.

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Early life

Having attended school at Millfield, [3] Harris went on to study economics at the University of Bath. [4]

Club 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 against Gloucester. [6] He was named Bath Rugby’s Breakthrough Player of the Year in July 2023. [7]

He continued to play for Bath in the Premiership Rugby Cup at the start of the 2023-24 season. [8] Harris made his first Premiership start for Bath away against Leicester Tigers on 31 December 2023 and registered a conversion. [9] [10]

Having made 12 appearances for Bath, he signed a new two-and-a-half-year contract with the club in February 2024. [11] Harris missed a large part of 2025 with a knee injury. [12]

International career

Harris has represented England at U18, U19 and U20 level. [13] [14] He scored a try for England U20 against Italy in the 2023 Six Nations Under 20s Championship. [15] Later that year he represented England at the 2023 World Rugby U20 Championship and scored a try during their semi-final defeat against France. [16] [17]

In February 2024, he was called up to the England A team. [18]

References

  1. "Sam Harris". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  2. "Sam Harris". All Rugby. 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. "Four Bath Rugby debutants to play Gloucester in the Premiership Rugby Cup". Bath Rugby. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. Richardson, Charles (31 December 2023). "Bath have 'no regrets' over rotation as Leicester keep top-four hopes alive" . The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  10. "Premiership: Leicester 35-22 Bath - Tigers end year with bonus-point win". BBC Sport. 31 December 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  11. "Sam Harris: Bath fly-half signs new contract with Premiership club". BBC Sport. 5 February 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  12. Newcombe, Jon (21 October 2025). "Bath suffer hooker blow as injury toll rises to worrying levels". Rugby Pass. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
  13. "FIVE EXCITING HOMEGROWN PLAYERS GRADUATE INTO BATH RUGBY SENIOR ACADEMY". Premiership Rugby. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  14. "Young Guns: Bath & England U20s fly-half/full-back Sam Harris". The Rugby Paper. 21 May 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  15. "Ma'asi-White shines as England hold off Italy". Six Nations Rugby. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
  16. "World Rugby U20 Championship: Ireland beat South Africa to reach final as France crush England". BBC Sport. 9 July 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
  17. Raisey, Josh (12 July 2023). "South Africa U20 and England U20 make sweeping changes for third place play-off". Rugby Pass. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  18. Westerby, John (15 February 2024). "Steve Borthwick uses England A squad to capture dual-qualified players" . The Times. Retrieved 15 February 2024.