Lucas de la Rua

Lucas de la Rua (born 13 September 2004) is a Welsh rugby union player who plays as back row forward for Cardiff Rugby and the Wales national under-20 rugby union team.

Early life From Cardiff, he attended Corpus Christi Roman Catholic High School in his home town. He later attended Cardiff and Vale College, winning the National Schools & Colleges Cup Final in 2022.

Career He started off as a centre but became a back-row forward in his mid-teens. He joined the Cardiff Rugby academy upon the resumption of the game following the COVID-19 lockdown after playing for Cardiff Schools beforehand. He started playing for the Cardiff RFC side in the Welsh Premier Division in 2023, making his debut against Carmarthen Quins in April. He made his Cardiff Rugby debut from the bench in the 2023–24 United Rugby Championship, appearing against Benetton Rugby and Dragons RFC.

He made his first Cardiff Rugby start in December 2023 aged 19 years-old, when named in the starting XV against Stade Toulousain in the European Rugby Champions Cup.

International career He represented Wales U20 at the World Rugby U20 Championship in June 2023.