. the stand-out performers as Harlequins upset the Bears 36-28 to make their first final since 2012.
The 20-year-old winger, who has dual Australian and English citizenship, made a name for himself with a try-scoring double against Bath last week and followed that up with another strong performance against the Bears.
The son of a Wallaby great and grandson of the late Ireland international and British and Irish Lion Michael Lynagh, Louis is also the nephew of former England scrum-half and World Cup winner, Ben Youngs.
He was only recalled to the starting line-up by Quins in their win over Bath and now looks set to keep his place for the Gallagher Premiership final.
That would see him return to Twickenham having been part of a replacement cameo there on England debut last autumn, taking on the spirit of his rugby stock, and relishing it.
And with leading man Marcus Smith pulling the strings, they had control of the game from the off, with Mikalio set up Jack Kenningham for an early try after just 11 minutes.
As the Bears threatened to hit back, Louis Lynagh and Paddy Jackson then did likewise for the in-form Joe Marchant to touch down, before the former slotted another penalty to make it 17-10.
Twickenham beckons now for Harlequins on June 26 having been there and done it in 2012.
But it could have been so different. Radradra showed why he is one of the most exciting and dangerous runners in the game with a stunning solo try, picking the ball up inside his own half before beating a number of defenders to score.
The England rugby fans found it amusing that Sem Radradra had to taste the feeling of being piledriv-ed to the ground by Louis Lynagh, the son of the Aussie legend.
“Louis Lynagh, to step off Malins and to pile drive his left-shoulder into the sternum of Radradra, that is an unbelievable tackle and that has given me goosebumps!” former British and Irish Lions winger Ugo Monye said in commentary for BT Sport.
“And ultimately part of his game of being able to stop one of the most dangerous ball carriers and attackers in the league, right there he’s picking up from Dad’s old notebook,” summarized the former full-back Austin Healey, Startling Rugby.
The New South Waratah Louis Lynagh who joined London’s Quins in 2021 also scored a great long-distance try against Bath in their last game and looks like a future England star alongside his cousin.
Harlequins full-back Mike Brown was not on the pitch at the time but said that Lynagh was a pleasure to watch.
He added about Louis: “I think that’s the thing that’s great about young players – they don’t have any fear. They just go out and play rugby, and as we’ve seen with Louis over the last few weeks, he’s been fantastic. He was brilliant again (against Bristol) today.
“He’s a very talented player, and when you see someone like him playing so well, it’s great for the club, and it’s great for English rugby.”
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