Sam Olver

English rugby union player (b.1994)

Rugby player

Sam Olver

Date of birth

(1994-10-17) 17 October 1994 (age 29)

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)

Rugby union career

Senior career
Position(s)	Fly-Half
Current team	Doncaster Knights
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
2013–2017 2017–2018 2018–2019 2019–	Northampton Saints Worcester Warriors Ealing Trailfinders Doncaster Knights	15 18 1 0	(57) (0) (0) (0)
Correct as of 1 June 2017
International career
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
2014	England U20s	4	31
Correct as of 1 June 2017

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,^[1] 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.^[2] 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.^[3] The youngster played in four tests for the England U20s during their 2014 Six Nations Under 20s Championship.^[4] Olver scored 31 points during that competition including kicking the winning penalty as England faced Argentina on 10 June 2014.^[5]

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.^[6]

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.^[7]^[8] On 6 April 2018, Olver leaves Worcester to join RFU Championship side Ealing Trailfinders ahead of the 2018–19 season.^[9]

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.^[10]

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".^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "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.