Lachlan McCaffrey

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Lachlan McCaffrey
Birth nameLachlan Patrick McCaffrey
Date of birth (1990-03-17) 17 March 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Sydney, Australia
Height1.94 m (6 ft 4+12 in)
Weight108 kg (17 st 0 lb)
School Saint Ignatius' College, Riverview
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker, Number 8
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2014–2015 London Welsh 17 (5)
2015–2017 Leicester Tigers 47 (25)
2020–2021 Kyuden Voltex 3 (0)
2021–2022 Austin Gilgronis 16 (25)
Correct as of 13 February 2024
Super Rugby
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2010 Waratahs 1 (0)
2012–13 Force 7 (0)
2014 Brumbies 8 (5)
2018–2020 Brumbies 34 (30)
Correct as of 17 August 2021
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2010 Australia U20 2 (5)
Correct as of 12 June 2021

Lachlan Patrick McCaffrey (born 17 March 1990) is an Australian rugby union player for the Austin Gilgronis of Major League Rugby (MLR). His regular playing position is Number Eight.

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McCaffrey was part of the Brumbies Extended Playing squad, [1] having previously represented the Western Force in Super Rugby. He joined the Perth based side ahead of the 2012 Super Rugby season and is awaiting his first-team debut. He previously played of the Waratahs. McCaffrey went to Saint Ignatius' College, Riverview in Sydney, and also plays for Eastwood in the Sydney Shute Shield grade rugby competition.

McCaffrey was a member of the Australia under 20 team that competed in the 2010 IRB Junior World Championship. [2]

He moved to English Premiership side London Welsh prior to the 2014–15 season. [3] On 5 May 2015, Lachlan signed for Leicester Tigers for the upcoming 2015–16 season. [4] Since signing for the Tigers, McCaffrey has gone on to become an integral part of the Leicester pack.

In 2018, McCaffrey will once again join the Brumbies having agreed on a contract to return to the Canberra-based club.

Politics

He contested the Division of Bennelong at the 2013 Australian federal election for the Democratic Labour Party. He won 0.70% of the vote, incumbent conservative MP John Alexander easily retained the seat. [5]

Reference List

  1. "UC Brumbies EPS announced" (Press release). Brumbies Media Unit. 17 October 2013. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
  2. "Experience runs through Australia U20 side". Archived from the original on 7 May 2010. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
  3. "London Welsh sign Brumbies back-row". ESPNscrum. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  4. "Leicester Tigers sign London Welsh back-rower Lachlan McCaffrey". BBC Sport. 5 May 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  5. "Bennelong, NSW". Election 2013. Australian Electoral Commission. 27 September 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2013.


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