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Son of former Wallaby continues try-scoring streak in Premiership opener

Louis Lynagh /PA

Australian flyer Louis Lynagh has carried on where he left off at the end of Harlequins’ victorious season, scoring two tries for the English club champions during their 26-20 win at Newcastle Falcons in the opening game of their Premiership title defence.

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An enthralling game at Kingston Park on Sunday saw winger Lynagh’s cutting edge to the fore just as it was when his brace of tries helped them seal the Premiership crown in the epic 40-38 win over Exeter Chiefs at Twickenham in June.

Both sides played fast, free-flowing rugby but Tommy Allan-inspired Quins were able to cross the whitewash four times to Newcastle’s three and head back to London with all five points.

Quins opened the scoring after 11 minutes, a long pass from England international Danny Care almost being picked off by Tom Penny before falling straight into the arms of Lynagh, who dotted down in the corner.

Lynagh, the fleet-footed son of former Wallabies great Michael, also went over in the corner in the 44th minute, put in by the quick distribution of No.10 Allan.

Harlequins’ Australian director of rugby Billy Millard was impressed by Italian international Allan’s debut as the fly-half filled Marcus Smith’s boots in style and was also delighted by Lynagh’s double.

“I’m more pleased for the team than I am for myself for winning this game,” said Millard. “We got our bonus point, which helps, and it was two great tries from Louis. He’s in a stable with some very good outside backs.”

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JW 5 hours ago
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Have to imagine it was a one off sorta thing were they were there (saying playing against the best private schools) because that is the level they could play at. I think I got carried away and misintrepted what you were saying, or maybe it was just that I thought it was something that should be brought in.


Of course now school is seen as so much more important, and sports as much more important to schooling, that those rural/public gets get these scholarships/free entry to play at private schools.


This might only be relevant in the tradition private rugby schools, so not worth implementing, but the same drain has been seen in NZ to the point where the public schools are not just impacted by the lost of their best talent to private schools, there is a whole flow on effect of losing players to other sports their school can' still compete at the highest levels in, and staff quality etc. So now and of that traditional sort of rivalry is near lost as I understand it.


The idea to force the top level competition into having equal public school participation would be someway to 'force' that neglect into reverse. The problem with such a simple idea is of course that if good rugby talent decides to stay put in order to get easier exposure, they suffer academically on principle. I wonder if a kid who say got selected for a school rep 1st/2nd team before being scouted by a private school, or even just say had two or three years there, could choose to rep their old school for some of their rugby still?


Like say a new Cup style comp throughout the season, kid's playing for the private school in their own local/private school grade comp or whatever, but when its Cup games they switch back? Better represent, areas, get more 2nd players switching back for top level 1st comp at their old school etc? Just even in order to have cool stories where Ella or Barrett brothers all switch back to show their old school is actually the best of the best?

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