Lucas James Rumball (born 2 August 1995) is a

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player who generally plays as a back-row represents

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internationally and also currently plays for Canadian club

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(MLR). He was included in the Canadian squad for the

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which is held in Japan for the first time and also marks his first World Cup appearance.

Career

He made his international debut for Canada against

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on 6 February 2016. He made his first World Cup match appearance against

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on 26 September 2019 in Canada's opening match of the tournament in

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. The match ended up in a losing cause for Canada, where Italy thrashed them in a one sided contest by scoring 48–7.

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1995 births Living people Canadian rugby union players Canada international rugby union players Sportspeople from Markham, Ontario Rugby union flankers Rugby union number eights Toronto Arrows players {{Canada-rugbyunion-bio-stub