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| Full name | Dewi Lake | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 16 May 1999 Bridgend, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 135 kg (298 lb; 21 st 4 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dewi Lake is a Welsh rugby union player currently playing for United Rugby Championship side Ospreys and the Wales national side as a hooker. Lake made his international debut against Ireland in the 2022 Six Nations Championship. He is a fluent Welsh speaker. [1]
Before focusing on rugby, Lake participated in gymnastics, representing Wales as a schoolboy. [2] Lake first played for Bridgend Ravens and Neath RFC at youth level, before joining the Ospreys academy as a back row. Shortly after his arrival, Lake was converted to hooker. [3]
Lake made his Ospreys debut in 2018 against Zebre. [4] Lake scored his first Ospreys try in the Round 6 meeting with Munster on 15 November 2020, [5] before scoring his second try against Benetton the following week. [6]
On 1 March 2021, Lake signed a new two year deal to remain with the Ospreys. [7]
On 20 January 2023, Lake scored the Ospreys first try against Leicester Tigers as they secured their place in the knockout rounds of the 2022–23 European Rugby Champions Cup. He suffered a knee injury during the match, which ruled him out of the 2023 Six Nations Championship. [8]
Lake made his return to fitness in time for the round of 16 match against the Saracens, coming off the bench in the 35–20 loss. [9] Shortly after, he signed an extension with the Ospreys. [10]
Lake signed a further extension in January 2025. [11]
In December 2025, Lake signed for Premiership Rugby club Gloucester ahead of the 2026–27 season. His contract with Ospreys was due end at the end of the 2025–26 season. The decision came with the uncertainty that the team could be cut altogether, as WRU looked to reduce the number of professional teams from four to three. [12] [13]
Capped at Wales under-20 level for the first time in 2018, Lake was selected to captain the side at the 2019 World Rugby Championship. [14] During the tournament Lake captained Wales to an 8-7 victory over New Zealand, only the second under-20 victory over the age grade All Blacks. [15]
Lake received his first call to the senior Wales squad for the 2020 Six Nations, [16] although he would not make any appearances at the tournament. Lake would next be called up ahead of the 2022 Six Nations. [17] Lake made his senior debut in the opening test against Ireland, appearing as a replacement in the second half. [18] Lake would appear in all 5 games of the tournament, including a start in the final game, a defeat to Italy at the Principality Stadium. During the match, Lake scored his first test try.
Lake featured off the bench in all three of the tests during the 2022 Wales rugby union tour of South Africa, scoring a try in the first match, and contributing to the historic win in the second test. [19]
A shoulder injury ruled Lake out of the 2022 end-of-year rugby union internationals, while he missed the 2023 Six Nations with a knee injury, before returning for the World Cup and being named co-captain. [20] [8]
In the 2025 end-of-year rugby union internationals, Lake captained the team after Jac Morgan was recalled due to injury. [21] [22] [23]
| Try | Opponent | Location | Venue | Competition | Date | Result |
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| 1 |  Italy | Cardiff, Wales | Millennium Stadium | 2022 Six Nations | 19 March 2022 | Loss |
| 2 |  South Africa | Pretoria, South Africa | Loftus Versfeld Stadium | 2022 Summer Internationals | 2 July 2022 | Loss |
| 3 |  Portugal | Nice, France | Allianz Riviera Stadium | 2023 World Cup | 16 September 2023 | Win |
| 4 | South Africa | London, England | Twickenham Stadium | 2024 Summer Internationals | 22 June 2024 | Loss |
| 5 |  Australia | Melbourne, Australia | Melbourne Rectangular Stadium | 2024 Summer Internationals | 13 July 2024 | Loss |
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| 7 |  Argentina | Cardiff, Wales | Millennium Stadium | 2025 Autumn Internationals | 9 November 2025 | Loss |
