Michael Lynagh
Full name | Michael Patrick Thomas Lynagh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 25 October 1963 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 176 lb (80 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | St Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | University of Queensland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Children | Louis, Tom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Michael Patrick Thomas Lynagh,
Lynagh was a member of the 1984
He retired from international rugby after Australia's loss to
Early years
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Lynagh attended
Personal life
Lynagh's son Louis is also a professional rugby player,[5] having signed with Harlequins in 2019 and made his premiership debut in October 2020. In November 2020, Lynagh's youngest son Tom signed with his home club Queensland from 2021 to 2023.[citation needed]
Career
After school he played first grade for University of Queensland and represented Queensland from 1982 to 1995. Lynagh was a member of Queensland's Super 6 and Super 10-winning sides.
On 9 June 1984, at the age of 20, Lynagh made his debut for Australia against Fiji in Suva. Early in his career he played at inside centre as Mark Ella was the fly-half; when Ella retired after the 1984 Grand Slam, Lynagh took over as fly-half.
In 1991, he joined Italian club
In 1996, Lynagh joined
Lynagh's arrival at the club was the first major signing after Nigel Wray took control of the club and he acted as a beacon to attract other players and fans alike. Lynagh helped Saracens to have their most successful season to date.
In the 1997/98 season Saracens battled it out with
Retirement
Lynagh is now managing director, Dow Jones Corporate EMEA. He is also a TV rugby analyst for Sky Sports UK. On 18 April 2012 Lynagh was admitted to the
Lynagh was made a Member of the
Accolades
Bob Dwyer, former Australian rugby coach, in his first autobiography The Winning Way, claimed Michael Lynagh to be one of the five most accomplished Australian rugby union players he had ever seen. Dwyer ranked Lynagh number one "for his range of point-scoring skills...".[12]
In 2007 Will Carling, former captain of England, listed Lynagh as one of the 50 greatest rugby union players of all-time. Carling ranked Lynagh at number 41 writing that he was a "Great tactician, great kicker, very underrated runner, [and] pivot of 1991 World Cup-winning side."[13]
In 2003, News Limited Newspapers the
References
- ^ a b "Lynagh, Michael Patrick Thomas, AM". It's an Honour. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
- ^ "Player profile - Michael Lynagh". ESPN. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
- ^ "Player analysis / Michael Lynagh / Test matches". ESPN. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
- ^ "Ireland v Australia at Lansdowne Road". ESPN. 31 October 1992. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
- ^ "Louis Lynagh - Player Profile - Rugby". Eurosport. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- ^ "Dal basket al rugby e' sempre Treviso: La Benetton campione d' Italia". archiviostorico.corriere.it. Archived from the original on 30 September 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ "Michael Lynagh in stable condition after suffering stroke". The Guardian. London. 19 April 2012.
- ^ "Michael Lynagh". Sport Australia Hall of Fame. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^ "Lynagh, Michael AM". It's an Honour. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
- ^ "2001 inductees". International Rugby Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 26 June 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
- ^ "Michael Lynagh inducted into Wallaby Hall of Fame". rugby.com.au. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
- ISBN 1-40503608-7.
- ^ "Will Carling: My 50 top rugby players". 13 August 2007. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- Daily Telegraphrugby writer Peter Jenkins.
- ISBN 9781740513401.
External links
- Saracens hall of fame profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 2012-04-15)
- Sporting Heroes profile
- Talk Rugby Union profile