Lucas James Rumball (born 2 August 1995) is a Canadian rugby union player who generally plays as a back-row represents Canada internationally and also currently plays for Canadian club Toronto Arrows in Major League Rugby (MLR).[1]

Lucas Rumball
Full nameLucas James Rumball
Date of birth (1995-08-02) 2 August 1995 (age 28)
Place of birthMarkham, Ontario
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight105 kg (231 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Back-row
Current team Toronto Arrows
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2019- Toronto Arrows 11 (10)
Correct as of 7 March 2020
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016–present Canada 35 (20)
Correct as of 26 September 2019

He was included in the Canadian squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup which is held in Japan for the first time and also marks his first World Cup appearance.[2][3]

Career edit

He made his international debut for Canada against Uruguay on 6 February 2016.[4] He made his first World Cup match appearance against Italy on 26 September 2019 in Canada's opening match of the tournament in Pool B. The match ended up in a losing cause for Canada, where Italy thrashed them in a one sided contest by scoring 48–7.[5]

Club statistics edit

As of 7 March 2020
Season Team Games Starts Sub Tries Cons Pens Drops Points Yel Red
MLR 2019 Toronto Arrows 6 6 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 0
MLR 2020 Toronto Arrows 5 4 1 1 0 0 0 5 0 0
Total 11 10 1 2 0 0 0 10 0 0

References edit

  1. ^ "Lucas Rumball". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Rugby Canada announces 2019 Rugby World Cup Team; Final warm-up test match against USA set to take place September 7th at BC Place Stadium". Rugby Canada. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  3. ^ "ROSTER UPDATE: RUGBY WORLD CUP 2019". Rugby Canada. 10 September 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Canada v Uruguay". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Italy thrash Canada to collect second bonus-point win". The Independent. 2019-09-26. Retrieved 26 September 2019.