Lawrence Macrides

Career

He plays his club rugby in England for Chingford Rugby Club. He had played for 2 Cypriot clubs before. Limassol Crusaders and Nicosia Barbarians.

He can play both "Lock" and "Propagation" Macrides made his debut on 24 March 2007 against Greece in Paphos, which was his country"s first international.

Lawrence is the oldest player on the Cyprus national rugby union team aged 41. Macrides was born in Nicosia on the island of Cyprus.

He learnt the game of rugby whilst studying at Plymouth University. That same year Lawrence took part in the Foreign Investment Review Agency sponsored coaching course Participant 1, and he moved to the Nicosia Barbarians.

Injury during training for the 3D tournament kept him out of the squad for those games, and regrettably, a shoulder injury kept him out of the Israel game.

Achievements

• He has achieved 9 international caps. On his return from his studies, Lawrence started working for the Ministry of Agriculture as a Fisheries and Marine Officer, and he started playing for the Limassol Crusaders where he won his first International Cap against Greece in March 2007.