Luke Campbell (rugby union, born 1992)

For the New Zealand rugby union player, see Luke Campbell (rugby union, born 1992).
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 Toronto Arrows 4 (5)
2021– Old Glory DC 14 (5)
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016- BC Bears ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2012 Canada u20s
2017 Canada Selects
2018– 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

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

  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.


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