Tommy Lynch
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas William Lynch | |||||
| Born | 20 July 1927 New Zealand | |||||
| Died | 29 December 2006 (aged 79) South Canterbury, New Zealand | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | centre | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1952–56 | Halifax | 188 | 112 | 9 | 0 | 354 |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| Rugby League XIII | ||||||
| Other Nationalities | 4 | |||||
| Source: rugbyleagueproject.org | ||||||
Thomas William "Tommy" Lynch (20 July 1927 – 29 December 2006) was a New Zealand rugby league footballer. An international centre for Other Nationalities, he played for English club Halifax from 1951 to 1956. He made 188 appearances for Halifax, scoring 112 tries and nine goals. He was a member of the 1953–54 Challenge Cup squads. He played in another Challenge Cup final in 1956 but returned home to New Zealand after that. He died at his home in South Canterbury, New Zealand, on 29 December 2006.
Playing career
International honours
Lynch won four caps for Other Nationalities while at Halifax.
Challenge Cup final appearances
Lynch played centre in Halifax's 4-4 draw with Warrington in the 1954 Challenge Cup final during the 1953–54 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 1 May 1954, played centre in the 4-8 defeat by Warrington in the 1954 Challenge Cup final replay during the 1953–54 season at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on Wednesday 5 May 1954, in front of a record crowd of 102,575 or more, and played centre in the 2-13 defeat by St. Helens in the 1956 Challenge Cup final during the 1955–56 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 28 April 1956.
Legacy
Lynch's Testimonial match at Halifax took place in 1956. He is a Halifax Hall Of Fame Inductee.[1]
References
- ↑ "Halifax RLFC Hall of Fame". halifaxrlfc.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
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