Dino Lamb-Cona
Birth nameDino Luciano Lamb-Cona
Date of birth (1998-04-18) 18 April 1998
Place of birthWarwickshire, England
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight119 kg (262 lb; 18 st 10 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock, Flanker
Current team Harlequins
Youth career
2006–2012 Worthing
2012–2016 Harlequins
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016–
2017–2018		 Harlequins
→ Worthing		 93
12		 (45)
(20)
Correct as of 10 Dec 2023
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016 England U18 3 (0)
2017–2018 England U20 8 (0)
2023− Italy 6 (10)
Correct as of 29 Sep 2023

Dino Luciano Lamb-Cona (born 18 April 1998) is a professional rugby union player who plays as a lock for Harlequins in the Premiership Rugby.[1][2][3]

Career

Lamb was picked by Harlequins when he was 14 years old, signing his first professional contract in 2016. He featured numerous times for Harlequins in the A-League and Premiership Rugby Sevens Series before making his debut for the senior side against Northampton Saints in September 2017.[4][5]

Lamb suffered two injuries in short succession at the end of the 2016/17 season, he joined National League side Worthing RFC on loan to help get back to match fitness.[6][7]

He was a replacement in the Premiership final against Exeter Chiefs on 26 June 2021 as Harlequins won the game 40–38 in the highest-scoring Premiership final ever.[8]

International career

Lamb represented England at age-grade level helping the U20s finish as runners-up in the 2017 U20 World Championships and 2018 U20 Six Nations.[9]

On 5 July 2023, he was selected by Kieran Crowley to be part of an Italy squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches. He made his debut against Ireland on 5 August 2023 .[10][11]

On 22 August 2023, he was named in the Italy's 33-man squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup.[12]

Statistics

List of international test tries

Try Opposing team Location Venue Competition Date Result Score
1  Romania San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy Stadio Riviera delle Palme Summer Nations Series 19 August 2023 Win 57 – 7
2  Namibia Saint-Etienne, France Stade Geoffroy Guichard 2023 Rugby World Cup 9 September 2023 Win 52 – 8

Style of play

Lamb is known for his exceptional athleticism as well as his versatility, being able to play across the back row in addition to his usual position in the second row.[4][13]

Honours

Harlequins

References

  1. ↑ "Dino Lamb". ESPN. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  2. ↑ "Dino LAMB profile and stats". all.rugby. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  3. ↑ "Dino LAMB-CONA - Player statistics - It's rugby". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Dino Lamb". quins.co.uk. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  5. ↑ "Young Gun: Dino Lamb-Cona: England U18s and Quins forward". The Rugby Paper. 22 April 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  6. ↑ Heal, Chris (27 March 2018). "Dino Lamb: 'Without Worthing, I might not be at Harlequins right now'". National League Rugby. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  7. ↑ "History Dino Lamb-Cona". Statbunker. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  8. ↑ "Premiership final: Exeter Chiefs 38-40 Harlequins - Louis Lynagh's late double clinches title". BBC. 26 June 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  9. ↑ "Dino LAMB-CONA - Player statistics - international stats - It's rugby". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  10. ↑ "Italy name training squad ahead of 2023 World Cup". F.I.R. Rugby. 5 July 2023.
  11. ↑ "RWC 2023, UFFICIALIZZATA LA ROSA ALLARGATA DELL'ITALIA PER I RADUNI IN PREPARAZIONE DEL MONDIALE". federugby.it. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  12. ↑ "ITALIA, I 33 AZZURRI PER LA RUGBY WORLD CUP "FRANCIA 2023". Federazione Italiana Rugby (in Italian). 22 August 2023.
  13. ↑ "Harlequins lock Lamb signs new contract". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
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