Tommy Lynch

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Tommy Lynch
Personal information
Full name Thomas William Lynch
Born (1927-07-20)20 July 1927
New Zealand
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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]

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