| Born | 13 September 2004 [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 96 kg (15 st 2 lb; 212 lb) [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Corpus Christi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lucas de la Rua (born 13 September 2004) is a Welsh rugby union player who plays as back row forward for Cardiff Rugby and the Wales national under-20 rugby union team.
From Cardiff, he attended Corpus Christi Roman Catholic High School in his home town. [3] He later attended Cardiff and Vale College, winning the National Schools & Colleges Cup Final in 2022. [4]
He started off as a centre but became a back-row forward in his mid-teens. He joined the Cardiff Rugby academy upon the resumption of the game following the Covid-19 lockdown after playing for Cardiff Schools beforehand. [5] He started playing for the Cardiff RFC side in the Welsh Premier Division during the 2023-24 season. He made his Cardiff Rugby debut from the bench that season, appearing against Benetton Rugby and Dragons RFC in the United Rugby Championship. [6]
He made his first Cardiff Rugby start in December 2023 aged 19 years-old, when named in the starting XV against Stade Toulousain in the European Rugby Champions Cup. [7]
He represented Wales U20 at the World Rugby U20 Championship in June 2023. [8]