Paddy Ryan (rugby union, born 1988)
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| Birth name | Patrick Ryan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 9 August 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 189 cm (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 120 kg (18 st 13 lb; 265 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Paddy Ryan (born 9 August 1988) is an Australian rugby union player who plays as a tight-head prop. Ryan played eight seasons for the New South Wales Waratahs, where he surpassed one hundred caps in Super Rugby. He was also capped for the Australian national team.
Early life
[edit]Ryan was born and raised in Tamworth in northern New South Wales. He went to St. Nicholas primary school before attending St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill in Sydney, Australia as a boarding student.
Professional rugby career
[edit]Ryan made his senior debut for the Waratahs during the 2011 Super Rugby season against the Chiefs. Leaving the Waratahs in 2018, Ryan subsequently played for the Munakata Sanix Blues in the Japan Rugby League One, and the San Diego Legion in Major League Rugby (MLR).[2][3] Ryan re-signed for the Waratahs in 2022.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Paddy Ryan". rugby.com.au. Australian Rugby Union. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
- ^ Bode, Mark (17 April 2020). "'Very fortunate': Ryan makes most of unexpected career path". The Northern Daily Leader. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- ^ "Paddy Ryan Returns to San Diego Legion". djcoilrugby. 9 April 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- ^ Coetzee, Dylan (10 May 2022). "Super Rugby: The return of Hanigan and Ryan welcomed by Waratahs". PlanetRugby. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- ^ "'I'm very fortunate to be back': Paddy's 'whirlwind' Waratahs postscript". The Northern Daily Leader. 13 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- http://www.inverelltimes.com.au/news/local/sport/rugby-union/rugby-players-benefit-from-waratahs-coaching/2432366.aspx[permanent dead link]
External links
[edit]- Waratahs player profile
- Paddy Ryan at ItsRugby.co.uk
- Paddy Ryan at ESPNscrum
- 1988 births
- Living people
- Australia international rugby union players
- Barbarian F.C. players
- Australian expatriate rugby union players in the United States
- New South Wales Waratahs players
- People educated at St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill
- Rugby union props
- San Diego Legion players
- Rugby union players from New South Wales
- Sydney Stars players
- New South Wales Country Eagles players
- Munakata Sanix Blues players
- Black Rams Tokyo players
- Sportspeople from Tamworth, New South Wales
- Australian expatriate rugby union players in Japan
- Australian rugby union players