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Michael Lynagh

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Michael Lynagh, born Michael Patrick Thomas Lynagh on 25 October 1963, is an Australian former rugby union player who was capped 72 times by Australia, playing 66 tests at fly-half and six at inside centre between 1984 and 1995. He captained the Wallabies from 1993 to 1995 and was vice-captain when Australia won the 1991 World Cup. He was part of the 1984 tour of the British Isles, the first and only Australian team to complete a touring Grand Slam, and when he retired from international rugby after the 1995 Rugby World Cup he was the world points scoring record holder with 911 points.

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