James Ryall
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Séamas Ó Raghaill | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Right wing-back | ||
| Born |
14 November 1980 Ballycallan, County Kilkenny, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Nickname | Ryallers | ||
| Occupation | Sales Representative | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Graigue-Ballycallan | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Kilkenny titles | 1 | ||
| Leinster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Ireland Titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| 2003-2010 | Kilkenny | 20 (0-00) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 7 | ||
| All-Irelands | 6 | ||
| NHL | 2 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
James Ryall (born 14 November 1980 in Kilmanagh, County Kilkenny, Ireland) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Graigue-Ballycallan and was a member of the Kilkenny senior inter-county team from 2002 to 2010.[1]
Biography
James Ryall was born in Kilmanagh, County Kilkenny in 1980. He was educated locally and later attended Coláiste Éamann Rís in Kilkenny, a well known hurling school. Here his hurling talents were quickly spotted and he won a Leinster Colleges' title with the school's senior hurling team. Ryall later attended the Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, where he was named hurler of the year in 2001. He currently works as a sales rep with Michael Lyng Motors Kilkenny.
Playing career
Club
Ryall plays his club hurling with his local Graigue-Ballycallan Gaelic Athletic Association club. He had some success at underage level and was on the panel when the club won the county championship in 1998 and 2000.
Inter-county
Although never having All-Ireland success at minor or under-21 level with Kilkenny, Ryall has become a key member of the team since joining the panel in 2002. Within a year of joining the team he had won his first Leinster Championship and All-Ireland titles, following wins over Wexford and Cork respectively. In 2004 Kilkenny were aiming to win a third All-Ireland title in-a-row, however, the team had a less than successful year as Kilkenny ended up without any major title. The team was back in 2005 with Ryall collecting his first National Hurling League medal,[2] as well as a second Leinster title. Kilkenny were later defeated by Galway in a thrilling All-Ireland semi-final. In 2006 Ryall won his third Leinster medal, before later collecting his second All-Ireland medal following a win over Cork.
On September 8, 2010 speculations went around that Ryall was retiring from Inter-County hurling defeat by Tipperary, however it turned out originally that the report was misquoted. In December, 2010 Ryall confirmed his retirement from Inter-County hurling.[3]
References
- ↑ "Ryall calls tim on Cats career". RTÉ Sport. 2010-12-21. Archived from the original on 2010-12-23. Retrieved 2010-12-21.
- ↑ "Cats exude class dispensing with Tipp". RTÉ Sport. 24 April 2005. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
- ↑ "SportsNewsIreland". sportsnewsireland.com.