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| Birth name | Alun Lawrence | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 15 September 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Pontypridd, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 115 kg (18 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alun Lawrence (born 15 September 1998) is a Welsh rugby union player who plays for Cardiff Blues as a back rower. He was a Wales under-20 international. [1]
Lawrence made his debut for the Cardiff Blues regional team in 2019 having previously played for the Blues academy.
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