Dino Lamb
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Birth name | Dino Luciano Lamb-Cona | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 18 April 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Warwickshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 119 kg (262 lb; 18 st 10 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dino Luciano Lamb-Cona (born 18 April 1998) is a professional rugby union player who plays as a lock for Harlequins in the Premiership Rugby.[1][2][3]
Career[edit]
Lamb was picked by Harlequins when he was 14 years old, signing his first professional contract in 2016. He featured numerous times for Harlequins in the A-League and Premiership Rugby Sevens Series before making his debut for the senior side against Northampton Saints in September 2017.[4][5]
Lamb suffered two injuries in short succession at the end of the 2016/17 season, he joined National League side Worthing RFC on loan to help get back to match fitness.[6][7]
He was a replacement in the Premiership final against Exeter Chiefs on 26 June 2021 as Harlequins won the game 40–38 in the highest-scoring Premiership final ever.[8]
International career[edit]
Lamb represented England at age-grade level helping the U20s finish as runners-up in the 2017 U20 World Championships and 2018 U20 Six Nations.[9]
On 5 July 2023, he was selected by Kieran Crowley to be part of an Italy squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches. He made his debut against Ireland on 5 August 2023 .[10][11]
On 22 August 2023, he was named in the Italy's 33-man squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup.[12]
Statistics[edit]
List of international test tries[edit]
Try | Opposing team | Location | Venue | Competition | Date | Result | Score |
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1 | Romania | San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy | Stadio Riviera delle Palme | Summer Nations Series | 19 August 2023 | Win | 57 – 7 |
2 | Namibia | Saint-Etienne, France | Stade Geoffroy Guichard | 2023 Rugby World Cup | 9 September 2023 | Win | 52 – 8 |
Style of play[edit]
Lamb is known for his exceptional athleticism as well as his versatility, being able to play across the back row in addition to his usual position in the second row.[4][13]
Honours[edit]
Harlequins[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Dino Lamb". ESPN. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Dino LAMB profile and stats". all.rugby. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ "Dino LAMB-CONA - Player statistics - It's rugby". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Dino Lamb". quins.co.uk. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ "Young Gun: Dino Lamb-Cona: England U18s and Quins forward". The Rugby Paper. 22 April 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ Heal, Chris (27 March 2018). "Dino Lamb: 'Without Worthing, I might not be at Harlequins right now'". National League Rugby. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ "History Dino Lamb-Cona". Statbunker. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ "Premiership final: Exeter Chiefs 38-40 Harlequins - Louis Lynagh's late double clinches title". BBC. 26 June 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ "Dino LAMB-CONA - Player statistics - international stats - It's rugby". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ "Italy name training squad ahead of 2023 World Cup". F.I.R. Rugby. 5 July 2023.
- ^ "RWC 2023, UFFICIALIZZATA LA ROSA ALLARGATA DELL'ITALIA PER I RADUNI IN PREPARAZIONE DEL MONDIALE". federugby.it. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ "ITALIA, I 33 AZZURRI PER LA RUGBY WORLD CUP "FRANCIA 2023". Federazione Italiana Rugby (in Italian). 22 August 2023.
- ^ "Harlequins lock Lamb signs new contract". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
External links[edit]
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Italian rugby union players
- Italy international rugby union players
- English rugby union players
- Italian people of English descent
- English people of Italian descent
- Sportspeople of Italian descent
- Rugby union players from Warwickshire
- Rugby union locks
- 2023 Rugby World Cup players
- Harlequin F.C. players