Lynagh
Michael Lynagh was one of the finest fly halves of his generation.
Michael Lynagh Bio
Michael Lynagh is a former fly half who represented Australia more than 70 times and won the Rugby World Cup in 1991. Throughout his distinguished career, he became known as a metronomic kicker, a formidable tactician and a great leader. Michael Lynagh was inducted into the RugbyPass Hall of Fame in 2021.
After a highly distinguished schoolboy career, Michael Lynagh played first grade for the University of Queensland. During this period of his career, he also began to represent Queensland, who he won the Super 6 and the Super 10 titles with in the 1990s.
Although he spent most of his domestic career in Australia and Queensland, Michael Lynagh did play overseas towards the end of his career. Between 1991 and 1996, he regularly represented Benetton Treviso. Following this, between 1996 and 1998, he played for Saracens. He excelled at both clubs, capturing the Italian Championship with Treviso and the Anglo-Welsh Cup with Saracens.
Even though Michael Lynagh’s domestic career was highly decorated, he’s undoubtedly best known for his career with the Wallabies, which spanned from 1984 to 1995. During this period, he won the Grand Slam with the team and he was vice-captain as Australia captured the Rugby World Cup in 1991. When he retired from international duty after Australia’s quarter-final defeat in the 1995 edition of the tournament, he departed the scene as the world record holder for points scored, with 911. Since, this record has been overtaken by Dan Carter.
Since retiring from rugby at the end of his stint with Saracens, Michael Lynagh has been inducted into the International Rugby Hall of Fame. He’s also stayed connected to the game, working as a rugby analyst.
