Ron Lynch

Playing Career

Vital Statistics

Nickname(s)
Thirsty
Born
Monday, 12th June, 1939
Current Age
84 years and 291 days

Biography

Ron ‘Thirsty' Lynch was a rock-solid lock who came to P’matta from Forbes where he had first represented NSW in 1960. Lynch made his Test debut against NZ in 1961 and while his rep career was kept in check by champion lock John Raper, this did not prevent him from playing in 12 Test matches, (the last being 1970's 'Battle of Brisbane' against Great Britain). A shoulder dislocation ruled him out of the 1963-64 Kangaroo tour but he was duly selected on the 1967-68 tour (14 matches including three Tests). Lynch is best remembered scoring a freakish try after the ball rebounded off the cross bar in the 1963 semi-final against Balmain The same year, he captained P’matta to victory over a visiting South African national side. While the Eels were infrequent semi-finalists during his captaincy, Lynch was consistently one of the club's best players. He was captain-coach in of the club in 1970 but moved to Penrith, captaining the struggling club in every match for two seasons before retiring in 1973.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Competitions

Competition   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
City vs Country Firsts 4 2 -   - 6 2 2 0 50.00% List
Interstate Matches 15 2 -   - 6 10 4 1 66.67% List
Tour Matches New South Wales Firsts 3 - -   - - 2 1 0 66.67% List
NRL 238 38 -   - 114 100 131 7 42.02% List
Tour Matches Australia 16 1 -   - 3 10 5 1 62.50% List
Test Series 12 1 -   - - 7 4 1 58.33% List
Craven Mild Cup 46 2 -   - 6 16 29 1 34.78% List
Tour Matches Sydney Firsts 2 3 -   - 9 1 1 0 50.00% List
The Ashes 6 1 -   - 6 4 2 0 66.67% List
NRL Finals 7 1 -   - 3 1 6 0 14.29% List
Tour Matches Parramatta Eels 1 3 -   - 9 1 0 0 100.00% List


International

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Australia 1961-62, 1966-67, 1970 12 1 -   - 3 7 4 1 58.33% List

International Matches - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Australia 1961 1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List


Representative

Australia - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Probables (AU) 1959 1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List
NSW Country Seconds 1959 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List
NSW Country Firsts 1959-60 3 - -   - - 0 3 0 0.00% List
NSW Firsts 1960-64, 1966-67 18 2 -   - 6 12 5 1 66.67% List
NSW City Seconds 1961, 1964, 1966, 1968 4 1 -   - 3 2 1 1 50.00% List
Sydney Firsts 1962-64 3 3 -   - 9 2 1 0 66.67% List
NSW City Firsts 1962-63, 1967 3 2 -   - 6 2 1 0 66.67% List
Overall1959-1968 33 8 0   0 24 19 12 2 57.58% List


Club Career

NRL/NSWRL - By Year

Team Season App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Parramatta NSWRFL 1961 14 - -   - - 3 11 0 21.43% List
Parramatta NSWRFL 1962 19 2 -   - 6 9 8 2 47.37% List
Parramatta NSWRFL 1963 19 5 -   - 15 12 7 0 63.16% List
Parramatta NSWRFL 1964 19 7 -   - 21 13 6 0 68.42% List
Parramatta NSWRFL 1965 19 4 -   - 12 11 7 1 57.89% List
Parramatta NSWRFL 1966 16 3 -   - 9 6 8 2 37.50% List
Parramatta NSWRFL 1967 19 2 -   - 6 6 13 0 31.58% List
Parramatta NSWRFL 1968 17 1 -   - 3 7 9 1 41.18% List
Parramatta NSWRFL 1969 21 1 -   - 3 11 10 0 52.38% List
Parramatta NSWRFL 1970 12 - -   - - 2 10 0 16.67% List
Parramatta NSWRFL 1971 19 3 -   - 9 10 9 0 52.63% List
Penrith NSWRFL 1972 22 3 -   - 9 5 16 1 22.73% List
Penrith NSWRFL 1973 22 7 -   - 21 5 17 0 22.73% List

NRL/NSWRL - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Parramatta 1961-71 194 28 -   - 84 90 98 6 46.39% List
Penrith 1972-73 44 10 -   - 30 10 33 1 22.73% List
Overall1961-1973 238 38 0   0 114 100 131 7 42.02% List

Your Say

  • E Curb Nottus
    08/05/2012

    An ironman of a player, Lynch played 7 and a half seasons straight in the Sydney comp without missing a game, in an era devoid of substitutions
    and 'bloodbins', he just kept backing up for 80 minutes, game in, game out, season in, season out.

  • Brian Davies
    01/09/2013

    I am sure he also played Centre for Australia in a district game in New Zealand during a New Zealand tour (possably because of injuries to the normal centres). One of the best whose international selections were only reduced by the presence of the great John Raper. They even selected him in second row to keep both of them in the team on occasions.

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