Louis Lynagh (born 3 December 2000) is a professional

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player who plays as a

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or fullback for

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club Harlequins.

Early life

Lynagh was born in

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to an Italian mother and his father is former Australian rugby player

Michael Lynagh Michael Patrick Thomas Lynagh, AM (born 25 October 1963) is an Australian former rugby union player who played mainly as a fly-half. Lynagh represented Australia from 1984 to 1995, playing at both inside centre and fly half. Lynagh was capped ...

. At the age of four his family moved to

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where he began playing mini rugby at Richmond and attended

Hampton School Hampton School (formerly Hampton Grammar School) is an independent boys' day school in Hampton, Greater London, England. It is regarded as one of the top independent schools in the country. Hampton School’s A-Level and GCSE results in 2021 ...

Club career

Lynagh joined the academy of Harlequins at the age of thirteen. In October 2020 he made his Premiership debut against Leicester Tigers and later that season scored a try during Harlequins 43–36 defeat of

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in the semi-final, a game in which Quins recovered from 28 points down to win. The following weekend on 26 June 2021 Lynagh scored two late tries as Quins defeated defending champions

Exeter Chiefs Exeter Chiefs (officially Exeter Rugby Club) is an English professional rugby union club based in Exeter, Devon. They play in Premiership Rugby, England's top division of rugby. The club was founded in 1871 and since 2006 has played its home m ...

40-38 in the final at

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to win their first Premiership title for nine years.

International career

Lynagh represented the England under-16 team and in the summer of 2018 was a member of the England U18 side that toured South Africa. In September 2021 Lynagh received his first call-up to the senior

squad by coach Eddie Jones for a training camp. As Lynagh remains uncapped at senior level, he is eligible to play for three nations: England (residence), Australia (parent), Italy (birth and parent).

References

External links

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