Date of birth | 14 April 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Montebelluna, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 83 kg (183 lb; 13 st 1 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Michael Lynagh (father) Louis Lynagh (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tom Lynagh (born 14 April 2003) is an Australian rugby union player, currently playing for the Reds. His preferred position is fly-half. [1]
Lynagh is the son of Australian international Michael Lynagh, and was born in Montebelluna, near Treviso, Italy. [2] He is qualified to represent Australia, England or Italy internationally. His brother Louis Lynagh is also a professional rugby player who plays for Harlequins and the Italy national team. [3] Lynagh attended Epsom College in Surrey.
Lynagh was originally a member of the Harlequins academy alongside his brother Louis. [4] He returned to Australia in 2021, signing for the Queensland Reds. [5] He was first announced in a Super Rugby squad in 2022, when he was announced in the Reds squad for the 2022 season, although he didn't make an appearance, before again being announced in the squad for 2023. [6] He made his debut in Round 1 of the 2023 Super Rugby Pacific season against the Hurricanes. [7]
He was named in the Junior Wallabies squad for 2023. [8]
For the 2024 mid-year rugby union tests, Tom was substituted from the bench as one of seven new full international Wallabies in a win against the Welsh Rugby Union. [9]
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