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Lachlan McCaffrey
Birth name	Lachlan Patrick McCaffrey
Date of birth	17 March 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth	Sydney, Australia
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄2 in)
Weight	108 kg (17 st 0 lb)
School	Saint Ignatius' College, Riverview
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Flanker, Number 8
Senior career
Years	Team
2014–2015	London Welsh
2015–2017	Leicester Tigers
2020–2021	Kyuden Voltex
2021–2022	Austin Gilgronis
	Correct as of 13 February 2024
Super Rugby
Years	Team
2010	Waratahs
2012–13	Force
2014	Brumbies
2018–2020	Brumbies
	Correct as of 17 August 2021
International career
Years	Team
2010	Australia U20
	Correct as of 12 June 2021

Lachlan Patrick McCaffrey (born 17 March 1990) is an Australian rugby union player for the Austin Gilgronis of Major League Rugby (MLR). His regular playing position is Number Eight.

McCaffrey was part of the Brumbies Extended Playing squad,^[1] having previously represented the Western Force in Super Rugby. He joined the Perth based side ahead of the 2012 Super Rugby season and is awaiting his first-team debut. He previously played of the Waratahs. McCaffrey went to Saint Ignatius' College, Riverview 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.^[2]

He moved to English Premiership side London Welsh prior to the 2014–15 season.^[3] On 5 May 2015, Lachlan signed for Leicester Tigers for the upcoming 2015–16 season.^[4] 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 having agreed on a contract to return to the Canberra-based club.

Politics

He contested the Division of Bennelong at the 2013 Australian federal election for the Democratic Labour Party. He won 0.70% of the vote, incumbent conservative MP John Alexander easily retained the seat.^[5]

^ "UC Brumbies EPS announced" (Press release). Brumbies Media Unit. 17 October 2013. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
^ "Experience runs through Australia U20 side". Archived from the original on 7 May 2010. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
^ "London Welsh sign Brumbies back-row". ESPNscrum. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
^ "Leicester Tigers sign London Welsh back-rower Lachlan McCaffrey". BBC Sport. 5 May 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
^ "Bennelong, NSW". Election 2013. Australian Electoral Commission. 27 September 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2013.

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