Lucas Friday
| Born | 13 July 2006[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 73 kg (11 st 7 lb; 161 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Trinity School of John Whitgift | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative | Mike Friday | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lucas Friday (born 13 July 2006) is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a scrum-half for Premiership Rugby side Harlequins. He is the son of Mike Friday.[3]
Club career
[edit]In November 2024, he made his debut for Harlequins in the Premiership Rugby Cup against London Scottish.[4] He is also dual registered with London Scottish, featuring on loan for them throughout 2024.[5] In January 2025, he made his Premiership debut for Harlequins at the age of 18 years-old, replacing Will Porter as they beat Newcastle Falcons 38–14 at Kingston Park.[6] The following month, Friday suffered a knee injury that required surgery and he did not make his return for Harlequins until November 2025.[7]
International career
[edit]He represented England at U18 level. [8] He played for the England national under-20 rugby union team which won the 2024 World Rugby U20 Championship.[9] In January 2025, he made his tournament debut off the bench in the Six Nations Under 20s Championship in a 19–3 away win over Ireland, marking the first time they had beaten them at their home ground since 2017. He was then injured in a later game in the same tournament. [10] He continued with the side and played for England U20 at the 2026 World Rugby Junior World Championship.[11]
Personal life
[edit]He attended Trinity School of John Whitgift, where he captained the school first XV rugby side.[12][13] He is the son of former Harlequins and Wasps player Mike Friday.[14]
Honours
[edit]- England U20
- World Rugby Under 20 Championship
Champion (1): 2024
References
[edit]- ↑ "Lucas Friday". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
- ↑ "Lucas Friday". All.Rugby. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
- ↑ "Lucas Friday Profile". Harlequins. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
- ↑ "Schmid and Friday reflected on dream debuts for Harlequins". Ealing Times. 5 November 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
- ↑ "Lucas Friday Profile". Harlequins. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
- ↑ Coles, Ben (3 January 2025). "Harlequins grind way to bonus-point win at Newcastle – latest reaction". The Telegraph. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
- ↑ Morgan, Charlie (19 January 2026). "Harlequins trusted 19-year-old Lucas Friday to replace Danny Care and the signs are good". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
- ↑ Jaycock, Ben (10 September 2023). "Young Guns: Harlequins and England U18 scrum-half Lucas Friday". Retrieved 2 January 2025.
- ↑ Morgan, Charlie (20 July 2024). "England U20: Where the world champions will be playing next season". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ↑ Mccann, Jude (30 January 2025). "England beat Ireland in Under-20 Six Nations opener". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
- ↑ "England U20 player ratings vs Argentina - World Rugby Junior World Championship 2026". Rugby Pass. 7 July 2026. Retrieved 14 July 2026.
- ↑ Savage, Angus (7 August 2023). "U18 International Series: Five to Watch". nextgenxv. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
- ↑ "Student named U18 England Rugby Man of the Match". Trinity-school.org. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
- ↑ "Top of the world". The Rugby Paper. 21 July 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2025.