Lachlan Patrick McCaffrey (born 17 March 1990 in
Sydney,
Australia) is an
Australian
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rugby union
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player for the
Austin Gilgronis
The Austin Gilgronis were a professional rugby union team based in Austin, Texas, United States. The team was founded in 2017 as the Austin Elite, and competed in Major League Rugby.
History
On September 19, 2019, after extensive polling at th ...
of
Major League Rugby
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(MLR). His regular playing position is
Number Eight.
McCaffrey was part of the Extended Playing squad,
having previously represented the
Western Force
The Western Force is an Australian professional rugby union team based in Perth, Western Australia, currently competing in Super Rugby Pacific. They previously played in Super Rugby from 2006 until they were axed from the competition in 2017. F ...
in
Super Rugby
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. He joined the
Perth
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based side ahead of the
2012 Super Rugby season
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and is awaiting his first-team debut. He previously played of the
Waratahs. McCaffrey went to
Saint Ignatius' College, Riverview
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in Sydney, and also plays for Eastwood in the Sydney Shute Shield grade rugby competition.
McCaffrey was a member of the
Australia under 20 team that competed in the
2010 IRB Junior World Championship
The 2010 IRB Junior World Championship was the third annual international rugby union competition for Under 20 national teams, this competition replaced the now defunct under 19 and under 21 world championships. The event was organised by rugby's ...
.
He moved to
English Premiership
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side
London Welsh
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prior to the
2014–15 season.
On 5 May 2015, Lachlan signed for
Leicester Tigers
Leicester Tigers (officially Leicester Football Club) are a professional rugby union club based in Leicester, England. They play in Premiership Rugby, England's top division of rugby.
The club was founded in 1880 and since 1892 plays its ho ...
for the upcoming 2015–16 season.
Since signing for the Tigers, McCaffrey has gone on to become an integral part of the Leicester pack.
In 2018, McCaffrey will once again join the
Brumbies
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having agreed on a contract to return to the Canberra-based club.
Politics
He contested the
Division of Bennelong
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at the
2013 Australian federal election
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for the
Democratic Labour Party. He won 0.70% of the vote, incumbent conservative MP
John Alexander easily retained the seat.
Reference List
External links
Leicester Tigers ProfileWestern Force profile
Living people
1990 births
Australian rugby union players
Rugby union players from Sydney
Rugby union flankers
New South Wales Waratahs players
Western Force players
ACT Brumbies players
London Welsh RFC players
Australian expatriate rugby union players
Australian expatriate sportspeople in England
Expatriate rugby union players in England
Leicester Tigers players
Rugby union number eights
Kyuden Voltex players
Austin Gilgronis players
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