Leading the England U18 team to the FIRA/AER European Championship title in Poland in 2014 revealed the immense potential of Sam Underhill.In nine appearances that year, he captained the side in three of the final five matches, twice against Wales and once against Ireland and they won every game. Sam’s first appearance in a senior England shirt was when he started the non-cap match against the Barbarians at Twickenham in May 2017 and his impressive Test debut followed against Argentina in Sante Fe. He was born in Dayton, Ohio, played twice for Gloucester before crossing the Severn Bridge to play for Ospreys while studying at Cardiff University. He switched to Bath in 2017 and was part of the England squad that reached the 2019 Rugby World Cup final. Sam was called up to Steve Borthwick's squad for the 2023 tournament in France after Jack Willis was ruled out through injury. Sam was recently named in Steve Borthwick's squad for the 2024 Summer Series tour of Japan and New Zealand.