Sam Harris (rugby union, born 2003)
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| Born | 3 September 2003[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 95 kg (15.0 st; 209 lb)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Millfield | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Bath | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sam Harris (born 3 September 2003) is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a fly-half or full-back for Bath.
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
- ^ "Sam Harris". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
- ^ "Sam Harris". All Rugby. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ^ "SPORT ROUND UP - FEBRUARY 2022". Milfield School. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Four Bath Rugby debutants to play Gloucester in the Premiership Rugby Cup". Bath Rugby. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Premiership: Leicester 35-22 Bath - Tigers end year with bonus-point win". BBC Sport. 31 December 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
- ^ "Sam Harris: Bath fly-half signs new contract with Premiership club". BBC Sport. 5 February 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ Newcombe, Jon (21 October 2025). "Bath suffer hooker blow as injury toll rises to worrying levels". Rugby Pass. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
- ^ "FIVE EXCITING HOMEGROWN PLAYERS GRADUATE INTO BATH RUGBY SENIOR ACADEMY". Premiership Rugby. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
- ^ "Young Guns: Bath & England U20s fly-half/full-back Sam Harris". The Rugby Paper. 21 May 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
- ^ "Ma'asi-White shines as England hold off Italy". Six Nations Rugby. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
- ^ "World Rugby U20 Championship: Ireland beat South Africa to reach final as France crush England". BBC Sport. 9 July 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Westerby, John (15 February 2024). "Steve Borthwick uses England A squad to capture dual-qualified players". The Times. Retrieved 15 February 2024.