Canadian Flanker Lucas Rumball played in Major League Rugby between 2019-2024. He represented the Toronto Arrows as Arrow #1 between 2019-2023, and the Chicago Hounds (2024)

Lucas Rumball is a test-capped Canadian, with his international debut coming against Uruguay in 2016. He earned his 50th cap for Canada in November 2023 against Spain.

The Scarborough, Ontario native played club rugby with Balmy Beach RFC in Toronto, and has represented the Toronto Arrows in every MLR season in which they competed, earning 54 MLR caps (50 starts) and scoring 5 tries. Rumball was named Co-Captain of the Arrows for their 2021 campaign alongside fellow Canadian, Ben LeSage. He was named outright captain of the Arrows for their 2023 MLR campaign. He has developed a reputation as a fearsome tackler, and can be relied on for at least one breakdown steal a game. He finished the 2021 season as MLR’s highest tackled with a total of 228, and has a career MLR total of 861 through 2024.

A Toronto and Canada stalwart, on 7th November 2023 the Arrows announced the return of Lucas Rumball for the 2024 MLR season. Rumball was one of only three Arrows players to reach 50 caps in MLR, along with Mike Sheppard and Paul Ciulini. In late November 2023, the Toronto Arrows and MLR announced that they would not compete in the 2024 season due to financial difficulties. Following this news, Rumball signed with the Chicago Hounds as a free agent for the 2024 season, which the Hounds announced on 20th December 2023.

In his first season away from the Arrows, Rumball earned 10 caps (5 starts) for the Hounds, completing another 91 tackles take his MLR total to 880, 2nd all-time as of the conclusion of 2024. The Chicago Hounds qualified for the playoffs in the 2024 season, and Rumball came off the bench in both their playoff games as the Hounds fell to the eventual champions, the New England Free Jacks in the Eastern Conference Final. On October 21st 2024, the Chicago Hounds announced the return of Lucas Rumball for his 7th MLR season in 2025.

Achievements

• MLR Team of the Week: 2023 – Round 1
• MLR Team of the Week: 2022 – Round 16
• MLR Team of the Week: 2022 – Round 3
• All-MLR 1st XV Selection: 2021
• 1st in MLR Tackling: 2021 (228)
• MLR Team of the Week: 2021 – Round 6
• MLR Team of the Week: 2021 – Round 5
• MLR Team of the Week: 2021 – Round 1
• 2nd in MLR Tackling: 2020 (73)
• MLR Team of the Week: 2019 – Round 11
• MLR Team of the Week: 2019 – Round 10

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