Michael Leo Lynch (7 May 1930 — 9 November 2023) was an Irish international rugby union player.
| Full name | Michael Leo Lynch | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 7 May 1930 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 9 November 2023 (aged 93) | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Castleknock College | ||||||||||||||||
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An electrical engineer, Lynch was capped for Ireland in a 1956 Five Nations match against Scotland at Lansdowne Road, partnering former Castleknock College schoolmate Brendan Guerin in the second row of the scrum. He played his club rugby for Milltown, Lansdowne and University College Dublin.[1][2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Lean Period Ahead?". Edinburgh Evening News. 23 February 1956.
- ^ "Superb O'Connell shoots into Wake Forrest's first". Irish Independent. 11 November 1986.
External links
edit- Leo Lynch at ESPNscrum