Dylan Lucas

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Dylan Lucas
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Personal information
Born (2000-07-09) 9 July 2000 (age 25)
Bega, New South Wales, Australia
Height184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight96 kg (15 st 2 lb)
Playing information
PositionSecond-row, Lock, Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2023– Newcastle Knights 41 14 0 0 56
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2024 Prime Minister's XIII 1 1 0 0 4
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As of 12 July 2025

Dylan Lucas (born 9 July 2000) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row forward and centre for the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League.

Background

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Born in Bega, New South Wales, Lucas is of Indigenous Australian descent.[2] He played his junior rugby league for the Albion Park Eagles, before being signed by the Illawarra Steelers.

Playing career

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Early years

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Lucas played for the Illawarra Steelers' Harold Matthews Cup team in 2016 and S. G. Ball Cup side in 2018.[3] In 2019, he joined the Newcastle Knights and played for their Jersey Flegg Cup team.[3] In 2021, he graduated to their NSW Cup team.[4] In 2022, he played in an NRL trial match for Newcastle against the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.[5]

In 2023, Lucas was upgraded to the Knights' top 30 NRL squad on a contract until the end of 2023.[6] In round 3 of the 2022 NRL season, he made his first grade debut for Newcastle against the Dolphins.[7]

Lucas played 21 games for Newcastle in the 2024 NRL season as the club finished 8th and qualified for the finals. They were eliminated in the first week of the finals by North Queensland.[8]

Lucas capped the year off by being selected in the Australian PMs XIII with boom teammate Fletcher Sharpe, Lucas would go on to impress as he also scored a stunning solo try in a 42-20 win against the PNG PMs XIII.

In round 12 of the 2025 NRL season, Lucas scored a hat-trick in Newcastle's 25-6 victory over a depleted Penrith side.[9] Lucas made 13 appearances for Newcastle in the 2025 NRL season as the club finished with the wooden spoon.[10]

Statistics

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Year Team Games Tries Pts
2023 File:Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 7 2 8
2024 21 7 28
2025 9 5 20
Totals 37 14 56

References

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