Thomas Lynch (rugby, born 1927)

This article is about the rugby union player for the All Blacks and rugby league player for Halifax in the 1950s. For his father, the rugby union player for the All Blacks in the 1910s, see Tom Lynch (rugby union).

Tom Lynch
BornThomas William Lynch
(1927-07-20)20 July 1927
Naseby, New Zealand
Died29 December 2006(2006-12-29) (aged 79)
Geraldine, New Zealand
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight84 kg (13 st 3 lb)
SchoolAlexandra District High School
Notable relativeTom Lynch (father)
Rugby union career
Position Second five-eighth
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1947–49 Otago 7
1950–51 Canterbury 8
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1951 New Zealand 3 (9)
Rugby league career
Playing information
PositionCentre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1951–56 Halifax 188 111 5 4 351
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Other Nationalities 4
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Thomas William Lynch (20 July 1927 – 29 December 2006) was a New Zealand rugby union and rugby league footballer. He played three rugby union internationals for New Zealand in 1951, before switching codes and joining English club Halifax, for whom he made 188 appearances between 1951 and 1956.

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