| Lucas de la Rua | |
| Birth Date: | 2004 9, df=yes[1] |
| Birth Place: | Cardiff |
| Weight: | 96kg (212lb)[2] |
| Amatyears1: | 2023 |
| Amatteam1: | Cardiff RFC |
| Years1: | 2023– |
| Clubs1: | Cardiff Rugby |
| Points1: | 0 |
| Apps1: | 6 |
| Repyears1: | 2023- |
| Repteam1: | Wales U20 |
| Reppoints1: | 10 |
| Repcaps1: | 12 |
| Clubupdate: | 20 March 2024 |
| Repupdate: | 20 March 2024 |
Lucas de la Rua (born 13 September 2004) is a Welsh rugby union player who plays as back row forward for Cardiff Rugby and the Wales national under-20 rugby union team.
From Cardiff, he attended Corpus Christi Roman Catholic High School in his home town.[3]
He started off as a centre but became a back-row forward in his mid-teens. He joined the Cardiff Rugby academy upon the resumption of the game following the Covid-19 lockdown after playing for Cardiff Schools beforehand.[4] He started playing for the Cardiff RFC side in the Welsh Premier Division during the 2023-24 season. He made his Cardiff Rugby debut from the bench that season, appearing against Benetton Rugby and Dragons RFC in the United Rugby Championship.[5]
He made his first Cardiff Rugby start in December 2023 aged 19 years-old, when named in the starting XV against Stade Toulousain in the European Rugby Champions Cup.[6]
He represented Wales U20 at the World Rugby U20 Championship in June 2023.[7]