Lucas Friday
| Date of birth | 13 July 2006[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 73 kg (11 st 7 lb; 161 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Trinity School of John Whitgift | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Mike Friday | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lucas Friday (born 13 July 2006) is an English professional rugby union footballer who plays as a scrum-half for Premiership Rugby side Harlequins. He is the son of Mike Friday.[3]
Club career
[edit]In November 2024, he made his debut for Harlequins in the Premiership Rugby Cup against London Scottish.[4] He also dual registered with London Scottish, featuring on loan for them throughout 2024.[5] In January 2025, he made his Premiership debut for Harlequins at the age of 18 years-old, replacing Will Porter as they beat Newcastle Falcons 38–14 at Kingston Park.[6]
International career
[edit]He represented England at U18 level. [7] He played for the England national under-20 rugby union team which won the 2024 World Rugby U20 Championship.[8]
Personal life
[edit]He attended Trinity School of John Whitgift, where he captained the school first XV rugby side.[9][10] He is the son of former Harlequins and Wasps player Mike Friday.[11]
Honours
[edit]- England U20
- World Rugby Under 20 Championship
Champion (1): 2024
References
[edit]- ^ "Lucas Friday". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
- ^ "Lucas Friday". All.Rugby. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
- ^ "Lucas Friday Profile". Harlequins. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
- ^ "Schmid and Friday reflected on dream debuts for Harlequins". Ealing Times. 5 November 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
- ^ "Lucas Friday Profile". Harlequins. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
- ^ Coles, Ben. "Harlequins grind way to bonus-point win at Newcastle – latest reaction". The Telegraph. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
- ^ Jaycock, Ben (10 September 2023). "Young Guns: Harlequins and England U18 scrum-half Lucas Friday". Retrieved 2 January 2025.
- ^ Morgan, Charlie (20 July 2024). "England U20: Where the world champions will be playing next season". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ Savage, Angus (7 August 2023). "U18 International Series: Five to Watch". nextgenxv. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
- ^ "Student named U18 England Rugby Man of the Match". Trinity-school.org. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
- ^ "Top of the world". The Rugby Paper. 21 July 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2025.