Louis Lynagh

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Louis Lynagh
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Birth nameLouis Lynagh
Date of birth (2000-12-03) 3 December 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth Treviso, Italy
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) [1]
Weight95 kg (14 st 13 lb)
School Hampton School
Notable relative(s) Michael Lynagh (father)
Tom Lynagh (brother)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2019–2024 Harlequins 67 (155)
2024– Benetton 0 (0)
Correct as of 6 July 2024
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2017 England U16
2018 England U18 3 (0)
2019 England U19 1 (0)
2024– Italy 4 (10)
Correct as of 21 July 2024

Louis Lynagh (born 3 December 2000) is a professional rugby union player who plays as a wing for United Rugby Championship club Benetton Rugby. [2] Born in Italy, he qualified for England on residency grounds and represented them at age grade levels, before choosing to represent the country of his birth at senior level, making his debut for Italy on 9 March 2024. [3] [4] [5]

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Early life

Lynagh was born in Treviso, Italy to an Italian mother and former Australian rugby player Michael Lynagh. [3] At the age of four he moved with his family to England where he began playing mini rugby at Richmond and attended Hampton School. [3] [4]

Club career

Harlequins

Lynagh joined the academy of Harlequins at the age of thirteen. [6] In October 2020 he made his Premiership debut against Leicester Tigers and later that season scored a try during Harlequins 43–36 defeat of Bristol Bears in the semi-final, a game in which Quins recovered from 28 points down to win. [6] [7] The following weekend on 26 June 2021 Lynagh scored two late tries as Quins defeated defending champions Exeter Chiefs 40-38 in the final at Twickenham to win their first Premiership title for nine years. [6] [8]

In January 2024, although not originally named in the match day squad, Lynagh started on the bench for Harlequins in their Champions Cup pool stage fixture against Ulster because Cameron Anderson was injured. An HIA replacement for Oscar Beard meant he came off the bench early in the game. Lynagh went on to win man of the match after scoring two tries from Ulster mistakes as they won 47-19. [9] During the same European campaign, he was part of the side that defeated Glasgow Warriors 28-24 at home in the Round of 16, the first time the club had ever won a knockout game in the competition. [10] He started in their semi-final elimination against Toulouse. [11] [1]

Benetton

Lynagh signed with Italian United Rugby Championship club Benetton a two-year contract from the 2024–25 season, with option until 2027. [12] He made his debut in Round 1 of United Rugby Championship in the 2024–25 season against the Scarlets. [13]

International career

Lynagh represented the England under-16 team and in the summer of 2018 was a member of the England U18 side that toured South Africa. [4] [14] In September 2021 Lynagh received his first call-up to the senior England squad by coach Eddie Jones for a training camp. [15]

Despite previously being called into an England training camp, Lynagh was not capped. In February 2024, he received a call up to the Italy squad by head coach Gonzalo Quesada for the 2024 Six Nations following the announcement of his move to Benetton at the end of the season. [16] On 9 March 2024, he was named on the wing in the starting side, scoring a try on his debut against Scotland in a game that Italy won 31-29. [5] [17] The following match Lynagh went two wins from two as Italy beat Wales 24-21 at the Millennium Stadium. It was the first time since 2013 that Italy had achieved at least two wins from a Six Nations tournament. [18]

Career statistics

List of international tries

as of 5 July 2024 [19]

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
19 March 2024 Stadio Olimpico, Rome, ItalyFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 21–2231–29 2024 Six Nations Championship [17]
25 July 2024 Apia Park, Apia, SamoaFlag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 13–725–33 2024 mid-year rugby union tests [20]

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