CROSS Keys legend Tom Lampard will make club history when he makes his 413th appearance at Trebanos on Saturday afternoon.
The 37-year-old moved level with the iconic prop Richie Donovan with a try-scoring performance in the Championship win against Glamorgan Wanderers at Pandy Park last weekend.
The versatile forward will hit top spot when he leads out the visitors at Trebanos in the Championship Plate, with Keys having a chance of a return to Principality Stadium if they win with a bonus point.
He made his first competitive appearance for the club in 2005 and after delays because of coronavirus will finally move past post-war era record holder Donovan, who died at the age of 64 in 2020.
Tom Lampard to equal the competitive club appearances record of 412 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🗝🗝🗝 https://t.co/Oq1nwsBjFN
— Morgan Stoddart (@MorganStoddart) March 25, 2022
Lampard was a youth player with Newbridge and played for Pontllanfraith and Fleur-de-Lys before becoming a Pandy Park stalwart and being a key figure in the 2012 WRU National Cup triumph.
The forward spoke about his aim to break the record last year, read that interview HERE.
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