Michael Lynagh

Michael Lynagh
AM
Full nameMichael Patrick Thomas Lynagh
Date of birth (1963-10-25) 25 October 1963 (age 61)
Place of birthBrisbane, Queensland, Australia
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight176 lb (80 kg)
SchoolSt Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace
UniversityUniversity of Queensland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1991–1996 Benetton Treviso ()
1997–1998 Saracens 19 (279)
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
1982–1995 Queensland 100 (1,166)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1984–1995 Australia 72 (911)
1989 ANZAC XV 1 (11)
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
1988–1993 Australia

Michael Patrick Thomas Lynagh, AM[1] (born 25 October 1963) is an Australian former rugby union player who played 66 Tests at fly-half and six Tests at inside centre between 1984 and 1995. Lynagh was capped 72 times for Australia, and was captain from 1993 to 1995.

Lynagh debuted for Australia at inside centre during the 1984 Australia rugby union tour of Fiji. He was a member of the Wallabies on the 1984 Australia rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland, the first and only Australian team to complete the Grand Slam of rugby union. Lynagh scored 21 points against Scotland on this tour, which was a then Australian record against a top tier IRB rugby nation.[2][3][4][5] In 1986, Lynagh scored 23 points for Australia playing against France, breaking the then Australian record for most points scored by an Australian player in a Test.[6] Lynagh was a member of the Australian squad for the 1986 Australia rugby union tour of New Zealand, during which the Wallabies became only the second team - and sixth international side - to win a Test series victory against the All Blacks in New Zealand.[7][8] During the 1987 Rugby World Cup, Lynagh broke the Australian record for most career points scored in the semi-final against France.[9]

Lynagh was vice-captain when Australia won the 1991 World Cup. On the 1993 Australia rugby union tour, he produced his finest Test performance for the Wallabies at Parc de Princes in the second Test against France.[10][11][12] He retired from international rugby after the 1995 Rugby World Cup. He was the world points scoring record holder when he retired, with 911 points.[13]

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  2. ^ Ella & Smith 1987, p. 177.
  3. ^ Slack 1995, p. 76-7, 96-7.
  4. ^ Poidevin & Webster 1992, p. 120.
  5. ^ Jenkins 2003, p. 282, 446.
  6. ^ Slack 1995, p. 111.
  7. ^ Ella & Smith 1987, p. 180-2.
  8. ^ Poidevin & Webster 1992, p. 11-14, 133-9.
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  10. ^ Dwyer 2004, p. 156-170.
  11. ^ Ella 1995, p. 34.
  12. ^ "Michael Lynagh's greatest running performance". Retrieved 11 October 2024.
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