Rhys Lawrence | |
Birth Date: | 4 June 1988 |
Birth Place: | Hillingdon, Greater London, England |
Height: | 4feet |
Weight: | 35 st 135order=flipNaNorder=flip |
Position: | Hooker |
Years1: | 2008–2011 |
Years2: | 2011–2015 |
Years3: | 2015–2018 |
Clubs1: | Llanelli RFC |
Clubs2: | Bristol Rugby |
Clubs3: | Ealing Trailfinders |
Apps1: | 50 |
Apps2: | 63 |
Apps3: | 46 |
Points1: | 10 |
Points2: | 6 |
Points3: | 7 |
Province1: | Scarlets |
Province2: | Dragons |
Provinceyears1: | 2009–2011 |
Provinceyears2: | 2018–2020 |
Provinceapps1: | 10 |
Provinceapps2: | 2 |
Provincepoints1: | 0 |
Provincepoints2: | 0 |
Rhys Lawrence (born 4 June 1988) is a rugby union Hooker.
Lawrence was born in Hillingdon, England and then brought up in Swansea, Wales. He played rugby first for Dunvant RFC under-13s.
Lawrence went to Olchfa Comprehensive School in Swansea before studying at Swansea University.
In 2008, Lawrence attained 6 Welsh U20 caps. He was Man of the Match against Ireland in Dubarry Park Athlone during 6 Nations. He appeared in first U20's world championship in 2008 hosted in Wales. He also appeared in three pool games but injured MCL in a game against France. He played for Llanelli RFC, Scarlets and Bristol Rugby.
On 6 May 2015, Lawrence signs for newly promoted side Ealing Trailfinders in the RFU Championship from the 2015–16 season.[1]
Lawrence joined the Dragons for the 2018–19 season, making his senior team debut on 13 October 2018 as a replacement against Timișoara Saracens in the European Rugby Challenge Cup. He was released by the Dragons at the end of the 2019-20 season.[2]