Martyn Ridyard
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| Full name | Martyn Ridyard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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25 July 1986 Salford, Greater Manchester, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 13 st 12 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Stand-off, Scrum-half | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 20 May 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Martyn Ridyard is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays for Featherstone Rovers in the Betfred Championship. He plays as a stand-off or scrum-half.
Ridyard came through the junior ranks at Leigh Miners, joining Leigh academy squad upon leaving school before returning to Leigh Miners. There he helped Miners win the 2004-2005 National Conference Championship and the 2005-2006 BARLA National Cup Final, continuing to play at that level before accepting an offer from Warrington to play in their Senior Academy during 2007.
Ridyard returned once more to Leigh Miners and helped them win the 2008 League Leaders Trophy, scoring 231 points along the way, only for Miners to lose in the 2008 National Conference League Grand Final, though his season ended on a personal high by winning the highly coveted Player of the Season award.
After a couple of false starts, Ridyard's professional career finally took off in 2009 when he rejoined hometown club Leigh, and quickly established himself as a first team regular.
A highly decorated player at amateur level, Ridyard has been capped by the BARLA Young Lions and GB Community Lions and has also represented Lancashire, before winning the first honour of his professional career when Leigh won the 2011 Northern Rail Cup Final.
Huddersfield: 6 games; 1 try; 25 goals; 54 points.
In October 2017 he signed a two-year deal to play for Featherstone.[3]
References
- ↑ loverugbyleague
- ↑ Rugby League Project
- ↑ "Featherstone Rovers wrap up surprise move for Leigh pivot Ridyard". Yorkshire Evening Post. 26 October 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2017.