{"id":132558,"date":"2021-09-22T02:08:21","date_gmt":"2021-09-22T02:08:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=132558"},"modified":"2021-09-22T03:58:35","modified_gmt":"2021-09-22T03:58:35","slug":"son-of-wallabies-great-picked-in-england-squad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=132558","title":{"rendered":"Son of Wallabies great picked in England squad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Eddie Jones has made his move, picking Louis Lynagh in England&#x27;s senior rugby squad for the first time.<\/p>\n<p>The 20-year-old Harlequins winger is the son of Wallabies legend Michael and is eligible to play for England, Australia or birth country Italy.<\/p>\n<p>But with Rugby Australia sniffing around following some star turns in the Premiership recently, England&#x27;s Aussie coach Jones has selected Lynagh in a 45 man squad for a training camp later this month.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Stan Sport is the only place to\u00a0watch\u00a0every match of<\/em><\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/stan.com.au\/sport?utm_source=wwos&amp;utm_medium=partner&amp;utm_campaign=rugby_article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"The Rugby Championship\"><strong><em>The Rugby Championship<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, continuing\u00a0on Saturday with\u00a0All Blacks\u00a0vs Springboks and Wallabies vs Pumas &#8211;\u00a0live, extended and ad free.\u00a0Start your seven day free trial\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stan.com.au\/sport?utm_source=wwos&amp;utm_medium=partner&amp;utm_campaign=rugby_article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"here!\"><strong><em>here!<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kinson88\/status\/1440234592779190273?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"embed-social embed-twitter\" data-show-caption=\"false\" data-conversation=\"none\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/kinson88\/status\/1440234592779190273?s=20<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&quot;I rang him up yesterday and said &#x27;mate, you don&#x27;t sound like an Australian&#x27;,&quot; Jones said.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;He said, &#x27;I know, I have to work on my Australian accent a bit!&#x27;<\/p>\n<p>&quot;I played against his father \u2014 his father was obviously a brilliant player \u2014 and he has got some of those characteristics.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/rugby\/australian-rugby-news-2021-len-ikitau-resigns-with-wallabies-brumbies\/93928b97-a925-41b0-aebb-40f2afd8e833?ocid=Social-WWOS\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Key signing continues golden week for Wallabies\"><strong>Key signing continues golden week for Wallabies<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/rugby\/south-africa-rugby-news-springboks-coach-apologises-for-wallabies-loss\/3b7db5fe-3bd9-4b96-a772-ec400f37f51f\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"World champion team&#x27;s stunning fall from grace\"><strong>World champion team&#x27;s stunning fall from grace<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/rugby\/tackle-video-ryno-pieterse-maxime-lucu-red-card\/c1312653-8699-4929-9bf7-9c01c8baee88\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Horror tackle shocks rugby world\"><strong>Horror tackle shocks rugby world<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-id=\"a24db2b3-b81a-4323-810f-8f403c46a909\" src=\"https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/a24db2b3-b81a-4323-810f-8f403c46a909\" alt=\"\" data-width=\"4709\" data-height=\"3014\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&quot;He has that strength around his hips to drive through tacklers.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;It&#x27;s a good opportunity for him.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Lynagh was one of eight uncapped players in the squad and he will be working with former NRL coach Anthony Seibold during the three day camp.<\/p>\n<p><img data-id=\"d0cbbcdb-4c92-434f-bacd-b41434bc8cbd\" src=\"https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/d0cbbcdb-4c92-434f-bacd-b41434bc8cbd\" alt=\"\" data-width=\"4814\" data-height=\"3269\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Speaking before Lynagh&#x27;s selection, England&#x27;s director of performance Conor O&#x27;Shea admitted he was a flight risk.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;It is a fact of life,&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/rugbyunion\/article-10010765\/England-miss-Harlequins-starlet-Louis-Lynagh-Australia-Italy-able-pinch-him.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"O&#x27;Shea told the Daily Mail.\">O&#x27;Shea told the Daily Mail.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&quot;If not, other countries wouldn&#x27;t be doing their jobs.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;If we do our job properly, we get our pathway going.<\/p>\n<p>&#x27;We will still lose players, yes, but more people will have an attachment together \u2014 they grow up in little pockets, get bonds and experiences and that is quite difficult to split apart.<\/p>\n<p><img data-id=\"ecd91c46-ef61-4039-90dd-59914ed0c698\" src=\"https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/ecd91c46-ef61-4039-90dd-59914ed0c698\" alt=\"\" data-width=\"5046\" data-height=\"3486\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&quot;There are some players who will have a parental influence \u2014 whether it be a mother from Treviso or father from Australia, who is a bit of a legend \u2014 but Louis has come through the English system and it is great to see someone like him do well at Quins.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>England are preparing for November Tests against Tonga, Australia and South Africa.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;This is an exciting squad made up of experienced players and young guys who did well in the summer and earned their place again,&quot; Jones said.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;We have left out some experienced players but we&#x27;re really clear that the door isn&#x27;t closed to them, and we&#x27;re looking forward to seeing them work hard to get back into contention.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;We have five campaigns now until the 2023 World Cup so each one counts, and this is a chance for this 45 to impress the new coaching staff.&quot;<\/p>\n<p><img data-id=\"87229cfe-5349-43ae-9ffe-68f091f2cace\" src=\"https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/87229cfe-5349-43ae-9ffe-68f091f2cace\" alt=\"\" data-width=\"640\" data-height=\"427\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It&#x27;s not all bad news for Australian rugby.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/rugby\/australian-rugby-news-queensland-reds-tom-lynagh-michael-lynagh-return-to-ballymore\/278e4f15-3331-4365-8ec5-a90306e4cdaa\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"The Reds have signed teenage playmaker Tom Lynagh\">The Reds have signed teenage playmaker Tom Lynagh<\/a> &#8211; Louis&#x27; younger brother &#8211; and he hopes to represent Australia.<\/p>\n<p>Jones also left some high profile stars out of his squad in Billy and Mako Vunipola, George Ford and Jamie George.<\/p>\n<p>Elliot Daly is also missing through injury.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Harlequins\/status\/1439892093774835712?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"embed-social embed-twitter\" data-show-caption=\"false\" data-conversation=\"none\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/Harlequins\/status\/1439892093774835712?s=20<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jones told the BBC that the omitted players needed to figure out if they want to be involved through to the 2023 Rugby World Cup<\/p>\n<p>&quot;It is not the end of the road,&quot; Jones said.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;It is an opportunity for them to refresh, re-energise and refocus.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;We will see how they go.&quot;<\/p>\n<p><strong>England training squad<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Forwards:<\/strong> Jamie Blamire (Newcastle), Callum Chick (Newcastle), Luke Cowan-Dickie (Exeter), Tom Curry (Sale), Trevor Davison (Newcastle), Alex Dombrandt (Harlequins), Charlie Ewels (Bath), Ellis Genge (Leicester), Joe Heyes (Leicester), Jonny Hill (Exeter), Ted Hill (Worcester), Maro Itoje (Saracens), Jack Kenningham (Harlequins), Courtney Lawes (Northampton), Lewis Ludlam (Northampton), Lewis Ludlow (Gloucester), Joe Marler (Harlequins), George Martin (Leicester), Beno Obano (Bath), Gabriel Oghre (Wasps), Sam Riley (Harlequins), Bevan Rodd (Sale), Sam Simmonds (Exeter), Kyle Sinckler (Bristol), Will Stuart (Bath), Sam Underhill (Bath)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Backs:<\/strong> Mark Atkinson (Gloucester), Owen Farrell (Saracens), George Furbank (Northampton), Ollie Lawrence (Worcester), Louis Lynagh (Harlequins), Max Malins (Saracens), Joe Marchant (Harlequins), Jonny May (Gloucester), Raffi Quirke (Sale), Adam Radwan (Newcastle), Harry Randall (Bristol), Dan Robson (Wasps,), Henry Slade (Exeter), Ollie Sleightholme (Northampton), Marcus Smith (Harlequins), Freddie Steward (Leicester), Manu Tuilagi (Sale), Anthony Watson (Bath), Ben Youngs (Leicester)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/login.nine.com.au\/login?client_id=wwos&amp;redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fwwos.nine.com.au&amp;newsletter=true\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by clicking here!\"><strong><em>For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by<\/em><\/strong> <strong><em>clicking here!<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Eddie Jones has made his move, picking Louis Lynagh in England&#x27;s senior rugby squad for the first time. 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