Dino Lamb

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Dino Lamb-Cona
Birth nameDino Luciano Lamb-Cona
Date of birth (1998-04-18) 18 April 1998 (age 26)
Place of birthWarwickshire, England
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight119 kg (262 lb; 18 st 10 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock, Flanker
Current team Harlequins
Youth career
2006–2012 Worthing
2012–2016 Harlequins
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016–
2017–2018		 Harlequins
→ Worthing		 93
12		 (45)
(20)
Correct as of 10 Dec 2023
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016 England U18 3 (0)
2017–2018 England U20 8 (0)
2023− Italy 6 (10)
Correct as of 29 Sep 2023

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
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]

  1. ^ "Dino Lamb". ESPN. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Dino LAMB profile and stats". all.rugby. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Dino LAMB-CONA - Player statistics - It's rugby". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Dino Lamb". quins.co.uk. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Young Gun: Dino Lamb-Cona: England U18s and Quins forward". The Rugby Paper. 22 April 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  6. ^ Heal, Chris (27 March 2018). "Dino Lamb: 'Without Worthing, I might not be at Harlequins right now'". National League Rugby. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  7. ^ "History Dino Lamb-Cona". Statbunker. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  8. ^ "Premiership final: Exeter Chiefs 38-40 Harlequins - Louis Lynagh's late double clinches title". BBC. 26 June 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Dino LAMB-CONA - Player statistics - international stats - It's rugby". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  10. ^ "Italy name training squad ahead of 2023 World Cup". F.I.R. Rugby. 5 July 2023.
  11. ^ "RWC 2023, UFFICIALIZZATA LA ROSA ALLARGATA DELL'ITALIA PER I RADUNI IN PREPARAZIONE DEL MONDIALE". federugby.it. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  12. ^ "ITALIA, I 33 AZZURRI PER LA RUGBY WORLD CUP "FRANCIA 2023". Federazione Italiana Rugby (in Italian). 22 August 2023.
  13. ^ "Harlequins lock Lamb signs new contract". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 July 2023.

External links[edit]

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