Rugby player
Full name | Lucas Philippe Lacamp | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Date of birth | (2001-06-04) June 4, 2001 (age 23) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Hong Kong | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.82 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | University of California, Los Angeles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Lucas Philippe Lacamp (/ləˈkæmp/ lə-KAMP; born June 4, 2001) is a professional rugby union player who plays as a centre. Born in Hong Kong, he represents United States at international level after qualifying on residency grounds.
Early life
Lacamp lived in Hong Kong and England in his youth, where he learned to play rugby. He represented Hong Kong at the 2019 World Rugby under-20 tournament. Lacamp in 2019 also played for the USA High School All-Americans team. He attended university in the United States, playing rugby with the UCLA Bruins. He was a finalist for the Rudy Scholz award as the best men's collegiate rugby player.
International career
Lacamp debuted for the U.S. on the 2021–22 World Rugby Sevens Series at the December 2021 Dubai Sevens. 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.
Lacamp represented the United States at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town. He would score a hat trick against Uganda and tally seven tries before being sidelined due to injury.
He represented the United States at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
References
- "LACAMP Lucas". Olympics.com. 2024. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
- "Six new names training with USA Sevens ahead of World Series".
- "HSAAs Shock Doubters, 2-1 At World School 7s".
- ^ "Get to Know the Scholz Finalists: Lucas Lacamp". Goff Rugby Report. May 3, 2022. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
- "Catching up with Lucas Lacamp – Former Hong Kong Age-grade Rugby International"
- "PROMISING SIGNS FROM THE USA MEN’S SEVENS DESPITE QUARTERFINAL EXIT IN FRANCE".
- "USA names rosters for Sevens World Cup". Americas Rugby News. September 2, 2022. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
- Cahill, Calder (September 1, 2022). "Men's Eagles Sevens touch down in Cape Town as Rugby World Cup Sevens roster is confirmed". eagles.rugby. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
- "Eagles Sevens standout Lucas Lacamp set for injury layoff". Americas Rugby News. December 18, 2022. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
- "USA Men's Roster for 2024 Paris Olympic Games". Americas Rugby News. July 2, 2024. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
- Dean, Taylor (July 1, 2024). "USA Rugby Announces Men's Olympic Rugby Sevens Team for Paris". eagles.rugby. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
External links
- Lucas Lacamp at ItsRugby.co.uk
- Lucas Lacamp at USA Rugby
- Lucas Lacamp at Team USA
- Lucas Lacamp at Olympics.com
- Lucas Lacamp at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
United States 2024 Summer Olympics Squad | |
---|---|
Squad | |
Coach |
- American rugby union players
- Living people
- 2001 births
- Rugby sevens players at the 2023 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games rugby sevens players for the United States
- Hong Kong rugby union players
- Rugby sevens players at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic rugby sevens players for the United States
- UCLA Bruins rugby
- UCLA Bruins athletes
- United States international rugby sevens players