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| Born | 9 July 2000 Bega, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 96 kg (15 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row, Lock, Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 13 October 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dylan Lucas (born 9 July 2000) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row forward and centre for the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League.
Born in Bega, New South Wales, Lucas is of Indigenous Australian descent. [2] He played his junior rugby league for the Albion Park Eagles, before being signed by the Illawarra Steelers.
Lucas played for the Illawarra Steelers' Harold Matthews Cup team in 2016 and S. G. Ball Cup side in 2018. [3] In 2019, he joined the Newcastle Knights and played for their Jersey Flegg Cup team. [3] In 2021, he graduated to their NSW Cup team. [4] In 2022, he played in an NRL trial match for Newcastle against the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. [5]
In 2023, Lucas was upgraded to the Knights' top 30 NRL squad on a contract until the end of 2023. [6] In round 3 of the 2022 NRL season, he made his first grade debut for Newcastle against the Dolphins. [7]
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