Ron Lynch

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.

Career Statistics

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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%
Overall	1961-1970	12	1	0				0	3	7	4	1	58.33%
Representative
Australia - By Team
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
NSW Firsts	1960-64, 1966-67	15	2	-				-	6	10	4	1	66.67%
NSW Country Firsts	1960	1	-	-				-	-	0	1	0	0.00%
NSW City Firsts	1962-63, 1967	3	2	-				-	6	2	1	0	66.67%
Overall	1960-1967	19	4	0				0	12	12	6	1	63.16%
Club Career
Australian League Matches - By Year
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
Parramatta	NSWRFL 1961	?	-	-				-	-
Parramatta	NSWRFL 1962	?	2	-				-	6
Parramatta	NSWRFL 1963	?	5	-				-	15
Parramatta	NSWRFL 1964	?	7	-				-	21
Parramatta	NSWRFL 1965	?	4	-				-	12
Parramatta	NSWRFL 1966	?	3	-				-	9
Parramatta	NSWRFL 1967	?	2	-				-	6
Parramatta	NSWRFL 1968	?	1	-				-	3
Parramatta	NSWRFL 1969	?	1	-				-	3
Parramatta	NSWRFL 1970	?	-	-				-	-
Parramatta	NSWRFL 1971	?	3	-				-	9
Penrith	NSWRFL 1972	?	3	-				-	9
Penrith	NSWRFL 1973	?	7	-				-	21
Overall	1961-1973	?	38	0				0	114	?	?	?	?
Australian League Matches - By Team
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
Parramatta	1961-71	?	28	-				-	84	?	?	?	?
Penrith	1972-73	?	10	-				-	30	?	?	?	?
Overall	1961-1973	?	38	0				0	114	?	?	?	?

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