Thomas Lynch (rugby, born 1927)

Tom Lynch
Birth nameThomas William Lynch
Date of birth(1927-07-20)20 July 1927
Place of birthNaseby, New Zealand
Date of death29 December 2006(2006-12-29) (aged 79)
Place of deathGeraldine, New Zealand
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight84 kg (13 st 3 lb)
SchoolAlexandra District High School
Notable relative(s)Tom Lynch (father)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Second five-eighth
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1947–49 Otago 7 ()
1950–51 Canterbury 8 ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1951 New Zealand 3 (9)
Rugby league career
Playing information
PositionCentre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1951–56 Halifax 188 112 9 0 354
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Other Nationalities 4

Thomas William Lynch (20 July 1927 – 29 December 2006) was a New Zealand rugby union and rugby league footballer. He played three rugby union internationals for New Zealand in 1951, before switching codes and joining English club Halifax, for whom he made 188 appearances between 1951 and 1956.