Luke Campbell (rugby union, born 1992)
![]() Luke Campbell with Old Glory DC in 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | October 2, 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Victoria, British Columbia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 110 kg (243 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Reynolds Secondary School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | University of Victoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "Luke Campbell". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "ROSTER UPDATE: RUGBY WORLD CUP 2019". Rugby Canada. 10 September 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ^ "Canada v USA". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ^ "Italy thrash Canada to collect second bonus-point win". The Independent. 2019-09-26. Retrieved 26 September 2019.