Tom Lynch (rugby union)

This article is about the rugby union for the All Blacks in the 1910s. For his son who played rugby union for the All Blacks and rugby league for Halifax in the 1950s, see Thomas Lynch (rugby, born 1927).

Thomas William “Tiger” Lynch (26 March 1892 – 6 May 1950) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A wing three-quarter, Lynch represented South Canterbury and Southland at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1913 and 1914. He played 23 matches for the All Blacks including four internationals, scoring 37 tries in all.^[2]

Tom Lynch

Birth name	Thomas William Lynch
Date of birth	(1892-03-26)26 March 1892
Place of birth	Milton, New Zealand
Date of death	6 May 1950(1950-05-06) (aged 58)
Place of death	Clyde, New Zealand
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Weight	79 kg (174 lb)[1]
School	St Patrick's College, Wellington
Notable relative(s)	Tom Lynch (son) Tom Coughlan (nephew)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing three-quarter Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1911–14 South Canterbury () 1921–22 Southland 11 () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1913–14 New Zealand 4 (12)

During World War I, Lynch enlisted in the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in May 1915 and served firstly with the New Zealand Medical Corps on the hospital ship Marama, and later as a private in the Canterbury Infantry Regiment. He was wounded in action, receiving a gunshot wound to the shoulder, on 8 October 1918.^[1]

Lynch died at Clyde on 6 May 1950,^[2] and was buried at Alexandra Cemetery.^[3]