Darby Lancaster (born 23 April 2003) is an Australian

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player, who plays for the . His preferred position is

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Early career

Lancaster is from Kempsey, NSW. He was a Kempsey Cannonballs junior and attended The Scots College in Sydney for year 11 and 12. He plays his club rugby for Eastern Suburbs and attends the

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. He was named in the Australia U20 squad in 2023.

Professional career

Lancaster was called into the Australia Sevens team in 2022. His performances for Australia Sevens earned him a contract for the

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side

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. He was named in the squad for the

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. Lancaster was recalled to the Australian Sevens team for the Perth tournament in 2024 off the back of strong performances in 2023. Lancaster joined

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for the 2025 Super Rugby Pacific season.

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* 2003 births Living people Australian rugby union players Australia international rugby sevens players Male rugby sevens players Rugby union wings Melbourne Rebels players Eastern Suburbs RUFC players Australia international rugby union players New South Wales Waratahs players 21st-century Australian sportsmen {{Australia-rugbyunion-bio-2000s-stub