Lachlan McCaffrey

{{Short description|Australian rugby union player}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}}

{{Use Australian English|date=December 2015}}

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| birth_name = Lachlan Patrick McCaffrey

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1990|3|17}}

| birth_place = Sydney, Australia

| height = {{height|m=1.94}}

| weight = {{convert|108|kg|stlb|abbr=on}}

| ru_position = Flanker, Number 8

| years1 = 2014–2015

| years2 = 2015–2017

| years3 = 2020–2021

| years4 = 2021–2022

| clubs1 = London Welsh

| clubs2 = Leicester Tigers

| clubs3 = Kyuden Voltex

| clubs4 = Austin Gilgronis

| apps1 = 17

| apps2 = 47

| apps3 = 3

| apps4 = 16

| points1 = 5

| points2 = 25

| points3 = 0

| points4 = 25

| ru_clubupdate = 13 February 2024

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| super1 = {{Rut|Waratahs}}

| super2 = {{Rut|Force}}

| super3 = {{Rut|Brumbies}}

| super4 = {{Rut|Brumbies}}

| superyears1 = 2010

| superyears2 = 2012–13

| superyears3 = 2014

| superyears4 = 2018–2020

| superapps1 = 1

| superapps2 = 7

| superapps3 = 8

| superapps4 = 34

| superpoints1 = 0

| superpoints2 = 0

| superpoints3 = 5

| superpoints4 = 30

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| super14update = 17 August 2021

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| repyears1 = 2010

| repteam1 = Australia U20

| repcaps1 = 2

| reppoints1 = 5

| ru_ntupdate = 12 June 2021

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| school = Saint Ignatius' College, Riverview

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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 {{Rut|Brumbies}} Extended Playing squad,{{cite press release | url=http://www.brumbies.com.au/News/Article/tabid/1213/ArticleID/10402/Default.aspx | title=UC Brumbies EPS announced | publisher=Brumbies Media Unit | date=17 October 2013 | accessdate=17 October 2013 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017122300/http://www.brumbies.com.au/News/Article/tabid/1213/ArticleID/10402/Default.aspx | archivedate=17 October 2013 }} 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.{{Cite web |url=http://www.irb.com/jwc/news/newsid=2037190.html |title=Experience runs through Australia U20 side |access-date=14 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100507013520/http://www.irb.com/jwc/news/newsid=2037190.html |archive-date=7 May 2010 |url-status=dead }}

He moved to English Premiership side London Welsh prior to the 2014–15 season.{{cite web | url=http://www.espn.co.uk/other/rugby/story/233009.html | title=London Welsh sign Brumbies back-row | publisher=ESPNscrum | date=8 July 2014 | accessdate=8 July 2014}} On 5 May 2015, Lachlan signed for Leicester Tigers for the upcoming 2015–16 season.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/32591760|publisher=BBC Sport|title=Leicester Tigers sign London Welsh back-rower Lachlan McCaffrey|date=5 May 2015|accessdate=16 September 2015}}

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.