Dino Lamb

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Dino Lamb-Cona
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Birth nameDino Luciano Lamb-Cona
Date of birth (1998-04-18) 18 April 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Warwickshire, England
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight119 kg (262 lb; 18 st 10 lb)
School Cranleigh School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock, Flanker
Current team Harlequins
Youth career
2006–2012 Worthing
2012–2016 Harlequins
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2016–
2017–2018		 Harlequins
→ Worthing 		93
12		 (45)
(20)
Correct as of 10 December 2023
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2016 England U18 7 (5)
2017–2018 England U20 8 (0)
2023− Italy 7 (10)
Correct as of 9 November 2023

Dino Luciano Lamb-Cona (born 18 April 1998) is a professional rugby union player who plays as a lock for Harlequins in the Premiership Rugby. [1] [2] [3]

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Career

Lamb was picked by Harlequins when he was 14 years old, signing his first professional contract in 2016. He featured numerous times for Harlequins in the A-League and Premiership Rugby Sevens Series before making his debut for the senior side against Northampton Saints in September 2017. [4] [5]

Lamb suffered two injuries in short succession at the end of the 2016–17 season, he joined National League side Worthing RFC on loan to help get back to match fitness. [6] [7]

Lamb started in the 2019–20 Premiership Rugby Cup final which Harlequins lost against Sale Sharks to finish runners up. [8] The following season saw Quins reach the league play-offs and he featured in their semi-final win over Bristol Bears. [9] He was a replacement in the final against Exeter Chiefs on 26 June 2021 as Harlequins won the title with a 40–38 victory in the highest-scoring Premiership final ever. [10]

International career

Lamb played for England U18 in 2016. [5] He was selected by England U20 for the 2017 World Rugby Under 20 Championship and started in the final which they lost against New Zealand. [11] The following year he was a member of the England side that finished runners up in the 2018 Six Nations Under 20s Championship. [12] [13]

On 5 July 2023, Lamb was selected by coach Kieran Crowley to be part of an Italy squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches. [14] [15] He is eligible due to his father being from Turin. [16] Lamb made his senior international debut against Ireland on 5 August 2023. [17] In their next warm-up game he scored his first try in a victory over Romania. [18]

On 22 August 2023, Lamb was named in the Italy's 33-man squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup. [19] [20] He scored a try in their opening game of the tournament against Namibia. [21]

Statistics

List of international test tries

TryOpposing teamLocationVenueCompetitionDateResultScore
1Flag of Romania.svg  Romania San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy Stadio Riviera delle Palme Summer Nations Series 19 August 2023Win57 – 7
2Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia Saint-Etienne, France Stade Geoffroy Guichard 2023 Rugby World Cup 9 September 2023Win52 – 8

Style of play

Lamb is known for his exceptional athleticism as well as his versatility, being able to play across the back row in addition to his usual position in the second row. [4] [22]

Honours

Harlequins

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References

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  2. ↑ "Dino LAMB profile and stats". all.rugby. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  3. ↑ "Dino LAMB-CONA - Player statistics - It's rugby". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Dino Lamb". quins.co.uk. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  5. 1 2 "Young Gun: Dino Lamb-Cona: England U18s and Quins forward". The Rugby Paper. 22 April 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  6. ↑ Heal, Chris (27 March 2018). "Dino Lamb: 'Without Worthing, I might not be at Harlequins right now'". National League Rugby. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  7. ↑ "History Dino Lamb-Cona". Statbunker. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  8. ↑ "Premiership Rugby Cup final: Sale Sharks edge out Harlequins thanks to late comeback". BBC Sport. 21 September 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  9. ↑ Harby, Chris (19 June 2021). "Premiership semi-final: Bristol Bears 36-43 Harlequins (AET) - Quins reach Twickenham after stunning fightback". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  10. ↑ Pilnick, Brent (26 June 2021). "Premiership final: Exeter Chiefs 38-40 Harlequins - Louis Lynagh's late double clinches title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  11. ↑ Rowan, Kate (18 June 2017). "England 17 New Zealand 64: Baby Blacks seal Under 20 World Cup with emphatic victory" . The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  12. ↑ "Under-20s Six Nations: England 37-12 Wales". BBC Sport. 9 February 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  13. ↑ "Dino LAMB-CONA - Player statistics - international stats - It's rugby". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  14. ↑ "Italy name training squad ahead of 2023 World Cup". F.I.R. Rugby. 5 July 2023.
  15. ↑ "RWC 2023, UFFICIALIZZATA LA ROSA ALLARGATA DELL'ITALIA PER I RADUNI IN PREPARAZIONE DEL MONDIALE". federugby.it. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  16. ↑ Stynes, Trevor (26 September 2023). "Italy's Lamb excited for New Zealand challenge". Reuters. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  17. ↑ O'Connor, Ruaidhri (3 August 2023). "English-born pair Paolo Odogwu and Dino Lamb to make Italy debuts against Ireland on Saturday night". Irish Independent. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  18. ↑ "Italy 57-7 Romania". BBC Sport. 19 August 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  19. ↑ "ITALIA, I 33 AZZURRI PER LA RUGBY WORLD CUP "FRANCIA 2023". Federazione Italiana Rugby (in Italian). 22 August 2023.
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  21. ↑ Cartwright, Phil (9 September 2023). "Italy 52-8 Namibia: Italy start Rugby World Cup with bonus-point win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
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