Sam Olver

Sam Olver
Date of birth (1994-10-17) 17 October 1994
Place of birth Peterborough, England
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 72 kg (11 st 5 lb)
School Oundle School
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Fly Half
Professional / senior clubs
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2013 Northampton Saints 11 (38)
correct as of 7 November 2016.
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2014 England U20s 4 31
correct as of 7 November 2016.

Sam Olver is a professional rugby union player currently playing at Northampton Saints.[1] Olver plays at fly-half and at just 22 years old has made 11 appearances for the Midlands side. He was coached at Oundle School by his father, John Olver,[2] ex-England player.

Olver made his debut for Saints in 2013 when he came off the bench against Gloucester Rugby in the Anglo-Welsh Cup on 9 November 2013 where Olver's side won 33-6. The fly-half also scored his first points for the club during that game as he converted Alex Day's try in the 75th minute.

The fly-half made his Aviva Premiership debut the following season, coming on as a replacement in Saints' trip to Welford Road to face Leicester Tigers on 16 May 2015.[3] Olver, however, is yet to score in the top-flight of English rugby, rather scoring all his 38 points in a Saints shirt so far in the Anglo-Welsh Cup.

Olver was also recognised with International age-group call-ups.[4] The youngster played in four tests for the England U20s during their 2014 Six Nations.[5] Olver scored 31 points during that competition including kicking the winning penalty as England faced Argentina on 10 June 2014.[6]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.northamptonsaints.co.uk/rugby/profiles/profile/Sam-Olver
  2. ↑ "Sam Olver". www.northamptonsaints.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-11-13.
  3. ↑ http://www.northamptonsaints.co.uk/rugby/fixtures/summary?fixtureId=212940
  4. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/news/natwest-schools-cup-player-memories-sam-olver/
  5. ↑ http://www.en.abc.scoresway.hosted.core.optasports.com/?sport=rugby&page=player&id=9377
  6. ↑ http://www.en.abc.scoresway.hosted.core.optasports.com/?sport=rugby&page=match&id=23012
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