Player

Stuart Lane - Back row

Cardiff
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Stuart Lane
Height183
Weight92
Date Of Birth12/11/1952
Place Of BirthTredegar
EducationTredegar Grammar School, Cardiff and Vale College
ClubsCardiff, Newport, Newbridge
HonoursWales, British and Irish Lions, Wales B, Wales Schools
Stuart Lane followed his brother Roger to the Arms Park and played two games for Cardiff Athletic in 1971 before making his full club debut in the 1973 – 74 season. A splendid 7s player he played 158 games for Cardiff and won five Welsh caps. In 1980 Stuart was selected for the Lions Tour to South Africa and holds the sad record for the shortest career of any Lions tourist. With barely a minute played of the first game of the tour he suffered an injury that ended his participation in the tour. After ten years at the Arms Park he joined Newport but transferred to Newbridge after making just two appearances for the Rodney Parade club.
SEASON P W D L TRY CON PEN DG PTS
1973-1974 9 8 0 1 3 0 0 0 12
1974-1975 29 21 1 7 8 0 0 0 32
1975-1976 24 17 1 6 12 0 0 0 48
1976-1977 17 13 0 4 6 0 0 0 24
1977-1978 29 24 0 5 4 0 0 0 16
1978-1979 23 18 0 5 4 0 0 0 16
1979-1980 17 12 0 5 4 0 0 0 16
1980-1981 7 5 1 1 3 0 0 0 12
1981-1982 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 158 120 3 35 44 0 0 0 176
TEAM P W D L PF PA PTS
Ebbw Vale 16 13 0 3 574 340 76
Cardiff 17 12 0 5 583 407 73
Newport 17 10 0 7 550 386 60
Llandovery 16 10 0 6 443 426 56
Swansea 16 9 1 6 405 419 51
Carmarthen Quins 16 8 1 7 343 387 44
RGC 1404 16 6 0 10 503 507 44
Aberavon 16 5 0 11 390 563 29
Bridgend Ravens 16 3 2 11 368 556 26
Pontypool 16 3 0 13 330 498 19