| Date of birth | (1994-10-17) 17 October 1994 (age 30) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Peterborough, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (12 st 8 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Oundle School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | John Olver (father) Tom Curry (cousin) Ben Curry (cousin) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sam Olver (born 17 October 1994) is a professional rugby union player currently playing at Doncaster Knights in the RFU Championship.
He was coached at Oundle School by his father, John Olver, 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. 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. The youngster played in four tests for the England U20s during their 2014 Six Nations Under 20s Championship. Olver scored 31 points during that competition including kicking the winning penalty as England faced Argentina on 10 June 2014.
Olver helped Saints' second team the Northampton Wanderers reach the Aviva 'A' League Final in 2016/17 season, kicking 17 points in the final as Saints beat Gloucester United to lift the trophy.
It was announced that Olver would leave current side Northampton Saints at the conclusion of the 2016/17 season and link up with fellow Aviva Premiership side Worcester Warriors after making 14 appearances in a Saints shirt. On 6 April 2018, Olver leaves Worcester to join RFU Championship side Ealing Trailfinders ahead of the 2018–19 season.
Originally on loan for Doncaster Knights, he left Ealing with immediate effect to sign a permanent two-year deal with Doncaster from the 2019–20 season.
References
- "Sam Olver". www.northamptonsaints.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-11-13.
- "Saints Fixtures".
- "NatWest Schools Cup Player Memories: Sam Olver". Archived from the original on 2018-02-08. Retrieved 2024-06-16.
- "Sam Olver - Passport". Archived from the original on 2018-02-08.
- "Unknown".
- "WANDERERS 36 GLOUCESTER 15 the Wandies clinch the Aviva 'A' League title".
- "Northampton Saints confirms departing players".
- "Worcester Warriors | Official website of Worcester Warriors Rugby Club".
- "Worcester Warriors: Sam Olver to join Ealing Trailfinders". Worcester News. 6 April 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
- "Sam Olver signs for the next two seasons". DRFC. 26 February 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
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