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Luke Campbell (rugby union, born 1992)

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Luke Campbell
Luke Campbell with Old Glory DC in 2022
Date of birth (1992-10-02) October 2, 1992 (age 32)
Place of birthVictoria, British Columbia
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight110 kg (243 lb)
SchoolReynolds Secondary School
UniversityUniversity of Victoria
Rugby union career
Position(s) No. 8
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015- James Bay AA ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2019–2020
2021–
Toronto Arrows
Old Glory DC
4
14
(5)
(5)
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016- BC Bears ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2012
2017
2018–
Canada u20s
Canada Selects
Canada


13


(20)

Luke Francis Campbell (born 2 October 1992) is a Canadian rugby union player who generally plays as a number eight represents Canada internationally and also currently plays for Old Glory DC of Major League Rugby (MLR).

He previously played for Canadian club Toronto Arrows in the MLR.[1]

He was included in the Canadian squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup which is held in Japan for the first time and also marks his first World Cup appearance.[2][3]

Career

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He made his international debut for Canada against United States on 10 February 2018.[4] He made his first World Cup match appearance against Italy on 26 September 2019 in Canada's opening match of the tournament in Pool B. The match ended up in a losing cause for Canada, where Italy thrashed them in a one sided contest by scoring 48–7.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Luke Campbell". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Rugby Canada announces 2019 Rugby World Cup Team; Final warm-up test match against USA set to take place September 7th at BC Place Stadium". Rugby Canada. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  3. ^ "ROSTER UPDATE: RUGBY WORLD CUP 2019". Rugby Canada. 10 September 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Canada v USA". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Italy thrash Canada to collect second bonus-point win". The Independent. 2019-09-26. Retrieved 26 September 2019.