Date of birth | 15 May 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Brisbane, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 200 cm (6 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 112 kg (247 lb; 17 st 9 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lachlan Shaw (born 15 May 2003) is an Australian rugby union player, who plays for the Brumbies. His preferred position is lock. [1]
Shaw is from Brisbane and attended Brisbane Boys' College, before playing his club rugby for University of Queensland. [2] He moved to ACT in 2022 to join the Brumbies academy, and represented Gungahlin Eagles. [3] He was named in the Junior Wallabies side in 2023. [4]
Shaw was named in the Brumbies squad ahead of the 2024 Super Rugby Pacific season. [5] He made his debut in Round 3 of the season against the Force. [6]
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