John Ryan (rugby union born 1988)

John Ryan
Birth name John William Ryan
Date of birth (1988-08-02) 2 August 1988
Place of birth Berrings, Cork, Ireland
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 120 kg (19 st; 260 lb)
School Christian Brothers College, Cork
University University College Cork
Limerick Institute of Technology
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2007–2011
2011–present		 UCC
Cork Constitution		 ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2011–present
2012		 Munster
→ London Irish (loan)		 126
2		 (20)
(0)
Correct as of 13 October 2018
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2013–2014
2016–present		 Emerging Ireland
Ireland		 3
15		 (0)
(0)
Correct as of 23 June 2018

John William Ryan (born 2 August 1988) is an Irish rugby union player for Munster in the Pro14 and European Rugby Champions Cup. He plays as a prop and represents Cork Constitution in Division 1A of the All-Ireland League.

Early career

From Berrings, Cork and educated at Christian Brothers College, Ryan played schools rugby for Christian Brothers and represented Munster at Schools, U19, U20 and Academy level. In 2010 and 2011, he also played for the International Club XV.[1]

Munster

Ryan made the transition into the Munster senior squad in 2010–11. He made his Munster senior debut against Cardiff Blues on 23 September 2011.[2] Ryan signed a contract extension with the province in March 2012.[3] He won the 2011–12 British and Irish Cup with Munster A on 27 April 2012.[4][5] He made his Heineken Cup debut for Munster on 20 January 2013, as a replacement against Racing 92. In January 2016, Munster announced that Ryan had signed a three-year contract extension with the province, which will see him remain with the club until at least June 2019.[6]

On 17 September 2016, Ryan was named Man-of-the-Match against Dragons at Rodney Parade.[7] On 1 April 2017, Ryan scored a try and won the Man-of-the-Match award in Munster's 41–16 2016–17 European Rugby Champions Cup quarter-final victory against Toulouse.[8] On 25 April 2017, it was announced that Ryan had been nominated by his teammates for the 2017 Munster Rugby Senior Player of the Year, alongside Niall Scannell and Tyler Bleyendaal.[9] On 5 May 2017, Ryan was named in the 2016–17 Pro12 Dream Team.[10] Ryan earned his 100th cap for Munster on 16 September 2017, when he was used as a replacement in the provinces win against Ospreys in round 3 of the 2017–18 Pro14.[11][12]

Loan to London Irish

Ryan joined English Premiership side London Irish on a short-term loan on 27 August 2012.[13] He played twice for the club, replacing Leo Halavatau on both occasions against Saracens and Wasps.[14]

Ireland

Ryan was named in the Emerging Ireland squad to take part in the 2013 IRB Tbilisi Cup on 19 May 2013.[15] Ryan was again selected in the Emerging Ireland squad when it was announced on 26 May 2014.[16] He came off the bench against Russia in their first 2014 IRB Nations Cup match on 13 June 2014.[17] He started in their second game against Uruguay on 18 June 2014.[18] Ryan started in the 31–10 win Romania on 22 June 2014, a win that secured the 2014 IRB Nations Cup for Emerging Ireland.[19]

Ryan was named in Ireland's squad for the 2016 end-of-year rugby union internationals, his first senior squad call-up.[20] On 12 November 2016, Ryan made his senior Ireland debut when he came on as a replacement in the 52–21 win against Canada.[21] Ryan was named in the Ireland squad for the 2017 Six Nations Championship.[22] He came off the bench for Ireland in all 5 games of the tournament.[23][24][25][26][27] Ryan was also selected in the squad for the 2017 Summer Tour against the United States and Japan.[28] On 10 June 2017, Ryan made his first start for Ireland, doing so in the one-off test against the United States in the Red Bull Arena, New Jersey,[29] before starting both test victories against Japan.[30][31]

He featured off the bench in Ireland's wins against South Africa and Argentina during the 2017 Autumn Internationals.[32][33] Ryan made one appearance for Ireland as they won a Grand Slam during the 2018 Six Nations Championship, featuring off the bench against Wales.[34] He started in the first test and came off the bench during the third in Ireland's historic series victory against Australia in June 2018.[35][36]

Honours

Munster A

Emerging Ireland

Ireland

References

  1. ↑ "Munster Rugby Profile". Munster Rugby. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "Four In A Row For Munster". Munster Rugby. 23 September 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
  3. ↑ "Contract News". Munster Rugby. 16 March 2012. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
  4. ↑ "Costello Names Extended Squad". Munster Rugby. 23 April 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  5. ↑ "Munster Prove Too Strong". Munster Rugby. 27 April 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  6. ↑ "Conway And Ryan Sign Contract Extensions". Munster Rugby. 22 January 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  7. ↑ "Munster Grind Out The Win In Wales". Munster Rugby. 17 September 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  8. ↑ "Munster Back In Champions Cup Semi Finals". Munster Rugby. 1 April 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  9. ↑ "Munster Player Of The Year Nominees Announced". Munster Rugby. 25 April 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  10. ↑ "6 Munster Players Included In PRO12 Dream Team". Munster Rugby. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  11. ↑ "Three victories on the spin for Munster after battling win over Ospreys". Pro14. 16 September 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  12. ↑ "Ryan Reaches Century". Munster Rugby. 18 September 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  13. ↑ "Munster & Edinburgh On A Par". Munster Rugby. 27 August 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
  14. ↑ "Munster Props In Demand". Munster Rugby. 21 September 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  15. ↑ "Ireland Squads Announced For Summer Tours". Irish Rugby. 19 May 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  16. ↑ "9 Players In Emerging Ireland Squad". Munster Rugby. 26 May 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  17. ↑ "Emerging Ireland Hammer Russia In Nations Cup Opener". Irish Rugby. 13 June 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  18. ↑ "Emerging Ireland Enjoy Back-To-Back Bonus Point Wins". Irish Rugby. 18 June 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  19. ↑ "Emerging Ireland Are Nations Cup Champions". Irish Rugby. 22 June 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
  20. ↑ "Six Uncapped Players In Ireland Squad". Irish Rugby. 26 October 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  21. ↑ "Ireland Win GUINNESS Series Opener With Eight New Caps". Irish Rugby. 12 November 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  22. ↑ "13 Munster Players In Ireland Squad". Munster Rugby. 23 January 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  23. ↑ "Ireland Let Lead Slip As Laidlaw Kicks Scotland To Deserved Win". Irish Rugby. 4 February 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  24. ↑ "Ireland Notch Nine Tries In Rome Rout". Irish Rugby. 11 February 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  25. ↑ "Ireland Pass French Test To Stay In Title Contention". Irish Rugby. 25 February 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  26. ↑ "Mistakes Cost Ireland as Three-Try Wales Emerge Triumphant". Irish Rugby. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  27. ↑ "Ireland Dig Deep To Deny England A Dublin Grand Slam". Irish Rugby. 18 March 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  28. ↑ "Schmidt Includes 9 Munster Players For Summer Tour". Munster Rugby. 16 May 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  29. ↑ "Winning Start For Ireland". Munster Rugby. 12 June 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  30. ↑ "Strong Start Sets Ireland Up For Well-Earned Victory". Irish Rugby. 17 June 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  31. ↑ "Ireland Run In Five Tries To Complete Series Win Over Japan". Irish Rugby. 24 June 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  32. ↑ "Late Flurry Fires Ireland To Record-Breaking Win Over Springboks". Irish Rugby. 12 November 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  33. ↑ "Squad Update". Munster Rugby. 28 November 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  34. ↑ "Ireland Strengthen Title Challenge With Stirring Win Over Wales". Irish Rugby. 24 February 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  35. ↑ "First Blood To Wallabies As Ireland's Winning Streak Comes To An End". Irish Rugby. 9 June 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  36. ↑ "Schmidt Praises Character Of Players As Ireland Claim Historic Series Win". Irish Rugby. 23 June 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
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