Birth name | Owen Lane | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 20 December 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Cardiff, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 100 kg (15 st 10 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Whitchurch High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Owen Lane (born 20 December 1997) is a Wales international rugby union player who plays for Cardiff Rugby as a centre or wing.
Lane made his debut for Cardiff in 2016 having previously played for their academy.
In April 2019 Lane was called up to the preliminary squad for Wales for the 2019 Rugby World Cup. [1] Lane made his debut for Wales 31 August 2019 in the starting line up for the world cup warm up match versus Ireland, scoring a try. [2] On 22 October 2019 Lane was called into the Wales world cup squad, replacing the injured Josh Navidi. [3]
Try | Opponent | Location | Venue | Competition | Date | Result |
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1 | Ireland | Cardiff, Wales | Millennium Stadium | 2019 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches | 31 August 2019 | Loss |
2 | Argentina | Cardiff, Wales | Millennium Stadium | 2021 Summer Internationals | 17 July 2021 | Loss |
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