Dominic Ryan (born 28 March 1990)[1] is an Irish former professional rugby union player who last played for Leicester Tigers. He was a back row player, playing at predominantly openside or blindside flanker.
| Date of birth | 28 March 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 106 kg (16 st 10 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Gonzaga College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University College Dublin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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During his first year in the Leinster academy, Ryan made his senior debut for the province in the Celtic League in late 2009. He made his first appearance in the Heineken Cup against Saracens in January 2011, scoring two tries. Ryan was selected as part of the Ireland Wolfhounds squad to face Scotland A and England Saxons, his first call-up to senior international duty.
Ryan was included in the senior national squad for the 2014 Autumn internationals, making his debut starting at blindside flanker against Georgia on 16 November 2014.[2]
On 1 June 2017, it was announced that Ryan had joined English Premiership side Leicester Tigers.[3] In October 2017, having made four appearances for Leicester, Ryan was stood down following repeated concussions.[4] Ryan announced his retirement in September 2018 due to concussion.
References
edit- ^ Dominic Ryan player profile Archived 29 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine leinsterrugby.ie
- ^ Ireland power past Georgia espnscrum.com
- ^ "Tigers bring in Irish flanker Ryan". Leicester Tigers. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
- ^ "Dominic Ryan: Leicester flanker to miss 12 weeks with concussion". BBC Sport. 10 October 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2017.