Lachlan Lam (born 25 March 1998) is a Papua New Guinea international rugby league footballer who plays as a and for the Leigh Leopards in the

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. He previously played for the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League.

Early life

Lam was born and raised in

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, New South Wales, Australia. He is of

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, Chinese and English descent through his father Adrian, a former professional rugby league player who represented and Queensland. Lam grew up playing junior rugby league for the Clovelly Crocodiles and attended Marcellin College. When his father played for the Wigan Warriors, Lam played as a junior for Wigan St Patricks.

Playing career

Lam has been in the Sydney Roosters' youth system since he was 13, playing for their Harold Matthews Cup and

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teams. In 2014, Lam became the first player to utilise the 'father-son rule' introduced a year prior when he was selected to represent the Queensland under-16s team. Having made his NYC debut in 2016, Lam was the first choice for the Roosters in 2017. In October, he was named in Papua New Guinea's squad for the 2017 World Cup. Lam made his Test debut against the United States on 12 November, becoming Kumul #283. In Round 2 of the 2019 season, Lam made his first grade debut for the Sydney Roosters against

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at Brookvale Oval. On 7 April 2019, Lam scored a hat-trick for the North Sydney Bears against the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in a 42-0 victory at North Sydney Oval. On 30 September 2019, Lam was named in the Papua New Guinea team for the Downer World Cup 9s. He made seven appearances for the Sydney Roosters in the

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as the club fell short of a third successive premiership. Lam played a total of 20 games for the Sydney Roosters in the

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including the club's two finals matches. The Sydney Roosters would be eliminated from the second week of the finals losing to Manly 42-6. On 21 July 2022, Lam signed a two-year deal to join

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side

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until the end of 2023. Lam scored a try on debut for Leigh against Featherstone Rovers and setup one for team-mate Joe Wardle at the 2022 Summer Bash in Leeds. On 3 October 2022, Lam played for Leigh in their Million Pound Game victory over

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which saw the club promoted back to the

References

External links

Sydney Roosters profile2017 RLWC profile
1998 births Living people Australian people of Papua New Guinean descent Australian people of Chinese descent Australian people of English descent Australian rugby league players Leigh Centurions players Papua New Guinea national rugby league team players Rugby league five-eighths Rugby league players from Sydney Sydney Roosters players North Sydney Bears NSW Cup players {{PapuaNewGuinea-rugbyleague-bio-stub