THE son of Australia rugby great Michael Lynagh was included in England’s enlarged training group on Tuesday for the November tests.
Louis Lynagh is a 20-year-old winger who was born in Italy, grew up in London, and has come through the English rugby system to play for Harlequins in the Premiership.
His mother is Italian and his father is one of Australia’s greatest players, who was a Rugby World Cup winner in 1991 and has been living in England since 1996.
Louis was one of eight uncapped players summoned to be part of a 45-man training camp in southwest London from Sunday.
Five international veterans have been omitted, in Billy and Mako Vunipola, George Ford, Jamie George and Elliot Daly.
While Daly’s absence is injury-related, the others don’t appear to be. Like Daly, Mako Vunipola and George were involved in the recent British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa
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