Thomas Lacans

Thomas Lacans
Personal information
Full nameThomas Lacans
Born (2000-12-07) 7 December 2000 (age 25)
Height5 ft 7 in (1.71 m)
Weight12 st 8 lb (80 kg)
Playing information
PositionStand-off, Scrum-half
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2018–22 FC Lézignan 53 24 0 0 96
2022 Newcastle Thunder 4 1 0 0 4
2023–25 Featherstone Rovers 28 16 15 1 95
2025– Toulouse Olympique 42 13 0 0 52
Total 127 54 15 1 247
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2024– France 1 0 0 0 0
Source:
As of 13 October 2026

Thomas Lacans (born 7 December 2000) is a French professional rugby league footballer who plays as a stand-off or scrum-half for Toulouse Olympique in the Super League and France at international level.

He has previously played FC Lézignan in the French Super XIII competition, and for the Newcastle Thunder and Featherstone Rovers in the RFL Championship.

Background

Lacans was born in Lézignan-Corbières, Aude, France.

He came through the Catalans Dragons academy.

Career

Domestic

Lacans played for FC Lézignan in the French Super XIII competition between 2018 and 2022. He won the French Championship in 2021.

He joined the Newcastle Thunder in 2022.

Lacans joined Featherstone Rovers ahead of the 2023 season. He won the RFL Championship Leaders' Shield in 2023, but lost in the semi-finals to the London Broncos, the eventual winners of the competition who were promoted into the Betfred Super League.

He returned to France for family reasons, and joined Toulouse in March 2025.

Lacans won the Championship Grand Final in October 2025, featuring in their narrow victory over the York Knights at the York Community Stadium.

In the summer of 2026 Lacans extended his deal at TO until the end of the 2028 season.

International

In 2018 Lacans was selected for the French under-19 team to compete in the European Championship in Serbia. The French won the competition, defeating England 26-24 in the final in Belgrade.

He was selected by Laurent Frayssinous for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers and made his debut on October 22 2024 against Ukraine at the Stade Albert Domec in Carcassonne in a 74–8 victory.

On 1 October 2026 Lacans was named in the 2026 France World Cup squad.

References

  1. ↑ "Player Summary: Thomas Lacans". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers' Club.
  2. ↑ Rugby League Project
  3. ↑ Championship big hitters snap up international half-back on lengthy deal
  4. ↑ Ex-Leeds Rhinos assistant Sean Long makes another signing as Featherstone Rovers boss as he signs young Frenchman Thomas Lacans
  5. ↑ French Elite starlet gets Newcastle chance
  6. ↑ Released international half-back pens terms with Championship club
  7. ↑ THOMAS LACANS EXTENDS HIS CONTRACT WITH TOULOUSE FOR A FURTHER TWO YEARS
  8. ↑ Louis Chapman Coombe (1 Oct 2026). "NRL ace in France World Cup squad as Super League stars dominate". Love Rugby League.