Beau Ryan
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| Ryan in 2009 | ||||||
| Personal information | ||||||
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| Born | 11 May 1985 | |||||
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | |||||
| Weight | 85 kg (13 st 5 lb) | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Wing, Centre, Fullback | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2007– | Wests Tigers | 83 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 164 |
| As of 17 March 2012 | ||||||
| Source: League Central Rugby League Project | ||||||
Beau Ryan (born 11 May 1985) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Wests Tigers of the National Rugby League. He plays primarily in the backs.
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[edit] Playing career
Ryan played junior football with Wests Illawarra. In 2003, Ryan was selected to represent in the New South Wales Schoolboys team. In 2005 he won a premiership with the St. George Illawarra Dragons Jersey Flegg Cup team[1] under coach Steve Price, but left the club as he was behind centres Matt Cooper, Mark Gasnier and Wes Naiqama.[2]
Making his NRL debut in round 16 of 2007, Ryan played a further 2 games that year, scoring a try in his second appearance. The next season, he played in 15 games.
From 2009 onwards, Ryan was a regular on the wing for the Wests Tigers. He scored a personal best 13 tries that year, including seven tries in the last 4 games. Soon after, Ryan signed a contract to remain with the Tigers until the end of the 2012 season.[3]
Injury hampered Ryan's season in 2011, and he didn't take his regular position on the wing until round 14. He scored 8 tries in the remaining 13 games, including the last try of the qualifying final match against St George as the Wests Tigers came from 12-6 down at half time to win 21-12.
[edit] Television career
From 2009, Ryan began making regular comedic appearances on The Footy Show,[4] and in 2010 started his own comedy segment, "Beau Knows...".[5] He has also created two popular characters; DJ Yallah, an Egyptian-Australian DJ from Bankstown and Donnie Palmer, a Titans trainer who is obsessed with doing stretches.
Coach Tim Sheens said of Ryan's television appearances, "Some players play golf on their day off. He goes and has some fun doing some television. At the moment, TV is his interest and good luck to him as long as it doesn't overtake his football."[6]
[edit] Career highlights
- First Grade Debut – Round 16, 2007 vs Canberra Raiders at Canberra Stadium.
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ Andrew Webster (25 June 2011). "Serious side of funnyman Beau Ryan". Daily Telegraph (Sydney). http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/serious-side-of-funnyman-beau-ryan/story-e6frexnr-1225883963970. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
- ^ Michael Chammas (5 August 2011). "Tiger who missed out on Dragons: Ryan recalls life in the junior ranks". Sydney Morning Herald. http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/tiger-who-missed-out-on-dragons-ryan-recalls-life-in-the-junior-ranks-20110804-1idl8.html. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
- ^ "Tigers sign extended deals for trio". Daily Telegraph (Sydney). 19 November 2009. http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/tigers-sign-extended-deals-for-trio/story-e6frexnr-1225799676260. Retrieved 19 November 2009.
- ^ "Big Dell added to Sports Star guests". Kiama Independent. 11 November 2009. http://www.kiamaindependent.com.au/article/big_dell_added_to_sports_star_guests. Retrieved 19 November 2009.
- ^ Glenn Jackson (3 April 2010). "Why the Tigers' TV talent is laughing". The Age. http://www.theage.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/why-the-tigers-tv-talent-is-laughing-20100402-rjrj.html?skin=text-only. Retrieved 10 April 2009.
- ^ Phil Rothfield (6 September 2011). "Beau Ryan knows how to juggle careers". Herald Sun. http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/nrl/beau-ryan-knows-how-to-juggle-careers/story-e6frfgbo-1226129977925. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
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