Ron Lynch (rugby league)

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Ron Lynch

Personal information

Born

12 June 1939
Young, New South Wales, Australia

Died

12 May 2024 (aged 84)

Playing information

Position

Lock, Second-row

Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
195?–60	Forbes
1961–71	Parramatta	194	28	0	0	84
1972–73	Penrith	44	10	0	0	30
	Total	238	38	0	0	114
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1960	NSW Country	1	0	0	0	0
1960–67	New South Wales	17	2	0	0	6
1961–70	Australia	12	1	0	0	3
1962–67	NSW City	3	2	0	0	6

Coaching information

Club
Years	Team	Gms	W	D	L	W%
1970	Parramatta	22	4	0	18	18

Source: ^[1]

As of 20 June 2019

Ron Lynch (12 June 1939 – 12 May 2024) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s. An Australian international and New South Wales interstate representative forward, he played club football in NSW for Young, Forbes, Parramatta and Penrith.

Playing career

Young

Lynch started his playing career in the town of his birth, Young, where he played Maher Cup.

Forbes

Lynch moved to Forbes for work where he gained selection in the Country NSW and New South Wales sides in 1960.^[2]

Parramatta

Lynch then moved to Sydney for the 1961 NSWRFL season, playing for the Parramatta club after they paid a £700 transfer fee.^[3] During that season he made his Test debut against the Kiwis in New Zealand. Appointed captain of Parramatta, in 1963 Lynch led his club to victory over the touring South African side.

In 1964 he was the top try-scorer in a combined Sydney side's 49–2 rout of France.^[4] Lynch was selected to go on the 1967–68 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France. He played in the first and second Ashes series Test matches against Great Britain and in the first and second Test matches against France.^[5]

Penrith

Moving to Penrith for the 1972 NSWRFL season, Lynch was appointed captain of the club. He retired at the end of the 1973 season.

Coaching career

In 1970, Lynch was Parramatta's captain-coach. The following season was to be his last for the club.^[6]

Later life

Lynch was inducted into the Parramatta Eels hall of fame in 2003. He died following a long illness on 12 May 2024, 31 days before his 85th birthday.^[7]

References

^ "Ron Lynch - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
^ "Ron Lynch". yesterdayshero.com.au. SmartPack International Pty Ltd. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
^ Clarkson, Alan (6 February 1961). "Lynch for City Club". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
^ "Sydney whips French Team". The Age. 25 May 1964. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
^ "Official Player Numbers". Parramatta Eels.
^ "Ron Lynch". nrlstats.com. Sports Data. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
^ "Vale: Ron "Thirsty" Lynch – Eels Hall Of Fame Player". The Cumberland Throw. 12 May 2024.

Sporting positions
Preceded by Ian Johnston 1968−1969	Coach Parramatta 1970	Succeeded by Ian Walsh 1971−1972

1967–68 Kangaroo Tour squad

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