About Michael Lynagh
Michael Patrick Thomas Lynagh, (born 25 October 1963) is an Australian former rugby union player who played 66 tests at fly-half and six tests at inside centre between 1984 and 1995. Lynagh was capped 72 times for Australia, and was captain from 1993 to 1995. Lynagh debuted for the Australia national team (the Wallabies) at inside centre on the 1984 tour of Fiji. He was a member of the Wallabies team on the 1984 tour of the British Isles, the first and only Australian team to complete a touring Grand Slam. Lynagh scored 21 points against Scotland on this tour, which was a then Australian record against a top tier IRB rugby nation. In 1986, Lynagh scored 23 points for Australia playing against France, breaking the then Australian record for most points scored by an Australian player in a test. Lynagh was a member of the Australian squad for the 1986 Australia tour of New Zealand, during which the Wallabies became only the second team – and sixth international side – to win a test series victory against the All Blacks in New Zealand. During the 1987 Rugby World Cup, Lynagh broke the Australian record for most career points scored in the semi-final against France. Lynagh was vice-captain when Australia won the 1991 World Cup. On the 1993 Australia rugby union tour, he produced his finest test performance for the Wallabies at Parc de Princes in the second test against France. He retired from international rugby after the 1995 Rugby World Cup. He was the world points scoring record holder when he retired, with 911 points.
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