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Ron Lynch

Playing Career

All information provided below is based only on data available in the RLP database and should be used as a guide only.

Vital Statistics

Nickname(s)
Thirsty
Born
Thursday, 14th September, 1939
Died
Sunday, 12th May, 2024 (Aged 84 years and 240 days)

Competitions Won

The Ashes
1966, 1967/68
Test Series
1967 Australia vs New Zealand
Interstate Series
1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967
NSW City vs Country Firsts
1967, 1963

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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Representative Career - International   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Tests (Senior International Matches) - 11 1 12 1-1 - - - - 3 - - - 7 4 1 58.33% List
Other International Matches - 1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
The Ashes 2 6 - 6 1-1 - - - - 3 - - - 4 2 - 66.67% List
Tour Matches Western DivisionWDV - 1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Tour Matches New South Wales FirstsNFI - 3 - 3 --- - - - - - - - - 2 1 - 66.67% List
Tour Matches AustraliaAUS - 26 1 27 3-3 - - - - 9 - - - 17 9 1 62.96% List
Tour Matches Sydney FirstsSDF - 2 - 2 3-3 - - - - 9 - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List
Tour Matches Parramatta EelsPAR - 1 - 1 3-3 - - - - 9 - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Test Series 3 11 1 12 1-1 - - - - 3 - - - 7 4 1 58.33% List
Representative Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Interstate Series 6 15 - 15 2-2 - - - - 6 - - - 10 4 1 66.67% List
NSW City vs Country Firsts 2 4 - 4 2-2 - - - - 6 - - - 2 2 - 50.00% List
NSW City vs Country 2 8 1 9 3-3 - - - - 9 - - - 4 4 1 44.44% List
Club Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Country Carnival - 1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - 238 - 238 38-38 - - - - 114 - - 1 100 131 7 42.02% List
NRL Finals - 7 - 7 1-1 - - - - 3 - - - 1 6 - 14.29% List
Preseason Cup - 46 - 46 2-2 - - - - 6 - - - 16 29 1 34.78% List
Overall   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
First Class  340 2 342 54-54 - - - - 162 - - 1 151 180 11 44.15% List

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Australia 1961-62, 1966-67, 1970   11 1 12 1-1 - - - - 3 - - - 7 4 1 58.33% List

International Matches - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Australia 1961   1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List

Australia - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Western Division 1959   2 - 2 --- - - - - - - - - - 2 - 0.00% List
Probables (AU) 1959   1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
NSW Country Seconds 1959   1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
NSW Country Firsts 1959-60   3 - 3 --- - - - - - - - - - 3 - 0.00% List
NSW Firsts 1960-64, 1966-67   18 - 18 2-2 - - - - 6 - - - 12 5 1 66.67% List
NSW City Seconds 1961, 1964, 1966, 1968   3 1 4 1-1 - - - - 3 - - - 2 1 1 50.00% List
Sydney Firsts 1962-64   3 - 3 3-3 - - - - 9 - - - 2 1 - 66.67% List
NSW City Firsts 1962-63, 1967   3 - 3 2-2 - - - - 6 - - - 2 1 - 66.67% List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Year

Team Season   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
ParramattaParramatta 19611961 NSWRFL   14 - 14--- - - - - - - - - 3 11 - 21.43% List
ParramattaParramatta 19621962 NSWRFL   19 - 192-2 - - - - 6 - - - 9 8 2 47.37% List
ParramattaParramatta 19631963 NSWRFL   19 - 195-5 - - - - 15 - - - 12 7 - 63.16% List
ParramattaParramatta 19641964 NSWRFL   19 - 197-7 - - - - 21 - - - 13 6 - 68.42% List
ParramattaParramatta 19651965 NSWRFL   19 - 194-4 - - - - 12 - - - 11 7 1 57.89% List
ParramattaParramatta 19661966 NSWRFL   16 - 163-3 - - - - 9 - - - 6 8 2 37.50% List
ParramattaParramatta 19671967 NSWRFL   19 - 192-2 - - - - 6 - - - 6 13 - 31.58% List
ParramattaParramatta 19681968 NSWRFL   17 - 171-1 - - - - 3 - - - 7 9 1 41.18% List
ParramattaParramatta 19691969 NSWRFL   21 - 211-1 - - - - 3 - - 1 11 10 - 52.38% List
ParramattaParramatta 19701970 NSWRFL   12 - 12--- - - - - - - - - 2 10 - 16.67% List
ParramattaParramatta 19711971 NSWRFL   19 - 193-3 - - - - 9 - - - 10 9 - 52.63% List
PenrithPenrith 19721972 NSWRFL   22 - 223-3 - - - - 9 - - - 5 16 1 22.73% List
PenrithPenrith 19731973 NSWRFL   22 - 227-7 - - - - 21 - - - 5 17 - 22.73% List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Parramatta 1961-71   194 - 194 28-28 - - - - 84 - - 1 90 98 6 46.39% List
Penrith 1972-73   44 - 44 10-10 - - - - 30 - - - 10 33 1 22.73% List

Your Say

  • E Curb Nottus
    8 May 2012 6:56pm

    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
    1 Sep 2013 5:03pm

    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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Sources: RFL Player Registers