Tom Lynagh has been a goal in defence in his quick rugby union profession, however it’s an space the Queensland Reds playmaker is able to sort out head-on as he seeks out further Wallabies duties. The son of the legendary Michael Lynagh has 4 Take a look at caps to his credit score however missed out on the current Autumn Nations Collection.
The large carrot dangling in 2025 is the British and Irish Lions tour and the 21-year-old is ready to attend the primary Wallabies camp of the 12 months in Sydney. “Everybody in Australia that performs rugby is attempting to move in direction of that and goal for it,” he mentioned of the Lions tour.
“However I need to handle the Tremendous Rugby season first, that’s my precedence this 12 months in the intervening time. I’ll take care of that first and hopefully the remaining will observe.
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“A factor I needed to do final 12 months (was) become involved with the November tour and journey across the UK and play in numerous spots. However in the long run, I managed to go on a Reds tour after which be part of up with Australia A afterwards and received some good minutes in three video games.
“I’m fairly blissful I ended up doing that, and taking every little thing I learnt from the Wallaby camps into precise video games.”
Not the biggest No10, Lynagh is ready to step up in the cauldron and embrace the physical challenge that will no doubt come his way. “I felt pretty good last year, I got targeted quite a lot and that happens when you are a little 10,” he said.
“You expect that stuff and you can’t shy away from it – it’s part of the game, so you have to step up and do your job.
James O’Connor’s move to Crusaders and Lawson Creighton’s shift to the Waratahs has left Lynagh within the field seat to put on the No10 this 12 months for Queensland, however rising expertise Harry McLaughlin-Phillips impressed in his few alternatives final season and Shute Defend recruit Jude Gibbs will hold him sincere.
“Harry and I each work very well collectively. He is a superb man and he has received rather a lot to supply as properly, and I learnt fairly a bit from him,” Lynagh mentioned. “He’s at all times speaking in conferences and suggesting concepts and we form of bounce off one another which is absolutely good.”
Lynagh is aware of that to get extra Wallabies caps he should take his sport to a different degree in all sides. “Kicking has been a giant a part of my sport they usually nonetheless need me to work on that and all types of areas, whether or not it’s attacking kicking or simply clearing… and purpose kicking particularly was one in every of my poor elements within the Tremendous Rugby season I assumed.
“That’s at all times a steady work on for me, however enjoying on the line and making the fitting choices is a giant work on. I really feel much more assured and cozy doing that.”
