James Ryan (rugby union, born 1996)

James Ryan
Birth name James Ryan
Date of birth (1996-07-24) 24 July 1996
Place of birth Blackrock, Dublin, Ireland
Height 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
Weight 108 kg (17.0 st; 238 lb)
School St Michael's College
University University College Dublin
Notable relative(s) James Ryan (Great-grandfather)[1]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015– UCD ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2017– Leinster 15 (5)
Correct as of 26 May 2018
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016
2017–		 Ireland U20
Ireland		 9
11		 (10)
(5)
Correct as of 23 June 2018

James Ryan (born on 24 July 1996) is an Irish rugby union player who plays as a lock for Irish Pro14 and European Rugby Champions Cup side Leinster.

Youth rugby

Ryan was captain of the Ireland U20 team throughout the 2015–16 season, leading them to their best ever finish at the 2016 World Rugby Under 20 Championship, where they beat New Zealand U20 for the first time ever, eventually finishing as runners-up to England U20.

Professional career

Ruan was granted a place in Leinster's academy for the 2016–17 season, but injury meant his season was badly disrupted. Nonetheless, he was given a full senior contract ahead of the 2017–18 season, despite having completed only one of the normal three academy years.[2]

Joe Schmidt called Ryan up to the senior Ireland squad for the first time ahead of the 2017 Summer Tour to the United States and Japan.[3] On 10 June, in the one-off test against the United States, Ryan made his debut for Ireland, coming off the bench and scoring a try.[4] In making his debut, Ryan became the first Irish player since Michael Bent in 2012 to make his senior Ireland debut before making his provincial debut.[5]

Ryan made his competitive debut for Leinster on 2 September 2017, coming off the bench in the provinces opening 2017–18 Pro14 win against Dragons and playing for 21 minutes. [6]

Honours

Leinster

Ireland

References

  1. ↑ "James Ryan: The great-grandson of a 1916 Easter Rising rebel". The42. 26 May 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  2. ↑ "Leinster lock Ryan lines out for Munster on injury return". Irish Independent. 15 May 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  3. ↑ "Eight Uncapped Players In Ireland Summer Tour Squad". Irish Rugby. 16 May 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  4. ↑ "Earls Excels As Ireland Kick Off Tour With New Jersey Win". Irish Rugby. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  5. ↑ "Ireland set to announce shock summer tour inclusion". SportsJoe. 21 May 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  6. ↑ "Report: Dragons 16 Leinster 39". Leinster Rugby. 2 September 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  7. ↑ "All 30 of Ireland's Grand Slam contributors rated - but one man comes out on top". Irish Independent. 20 March 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
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