Lucas Lacamp

Lucas Lacamp (born June 4, 2001) is a rugby union player. He has played as a center for the United States national rugby sevens team since 2021.

Lucas Lacamp
Date of birth (2001-06-04) 4 June 2001
Height1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight88 kg (194 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Center
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps
2021–present USA 7s 40 (162)

Lacamp lived in Hong Kong and England in his youth, where he learned to play rugby. Lacamp represented Hong Kong at the 2019 World Rugby under-20 tournament.[1] Lacamp in 2019 also played for the USA High School All-Americans team.[2] He attended university in the United States, playing rugby with the UCLA Bruins.[3] He was a finalist for the Rudy Scholz award as the best men's collegiate rugby player.[4]

U.S. national team

Lacamp debuted for the U.S. on the 2021–22 World Rugby Sevens Series at the December 2021 Dubai Sevens.[5] Lacamp was recognized for his performance at the May 2022 France Sevens, where he was nominated as one of the impact players of the tournament and described as a rising star.[6]

Lacamp represented the United States at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town.[7][8] He would score a hat trick against Uganda and tally seven tries before being sidelined due to injury.[9]

References
  1. "Six new names training with USA Sevens ahead of World Series".
  2. "HSAAs Shock Doubters, 2-1 At World School 7s".
  3. "Get to Know the Scholz Finalists: Lucas Lacamp"
  4. "Get to Know the Scholz Finalists: Lucas Lacamp | Goff Rugby Report". www.goffrugbyreport.com. 2022-05-03. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
  5. "Catching up with Lucas Lacamp – Former Hong Kong Age-grade Rugby International"
  6. "PROMISING SIGNS FROM THE USA MEN’S SEVENS DESPITE QUARTERFINAL EXIT IN FRANCE".
  7. "USA names rosters for Sevens World Cup". Americas Rugby News. 2022-09-02. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
  8. Cahill, Calder (2022-09-01). "Men's Eagles Sevens touch down in Cape Town as Rugby World Cup Sevens roster is confirmed". eagles.rugby. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
  9. News, Americas Rugby (2022-12-18). "Eagles Sevens standout Lucas Lacamp set for injury layoff". Americas Rugby News. Retrieved 2023-10-10. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
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