Young Lynch started his playing career in the town of his birth, Young, where he played
Maher Cup.
Forbes Lynch moved to Forbes for work where he gained selection in the
Country NSW and
New South Wales sides in 1960.
Parramatta Lynch then moved to
Sydney for the
1961 NSWRFL season, playing for the
Parramatta club after they paid a
£700 transfer fee. During that season he made his
Test debut against the
Kiwis in New Zealand. Appointed captain of Parramatta, in 1963 Lynch led his club to victory over the touring
South African side. In 1964 he was the top try-scorer in a combined Sydney side's 49–2 rout of
France. Lynch was selected to go on the
1967–68 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France. He played in the first and second Ashes series Test matches against Great Britain and in the first and second Test matches against France.
Penrith Moving to
Penrith for the
1972 NSWRFL season, Lynch was appointed captain of the club. He retired at the end of the 1973 season. ==Coaching career==