Edmund Gerald Ryan (14 July 1912 — 14 February 1992) was an Irish international rugby union player.[1]
| Full name | Edmund Gerald Ryan | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 14 July 1912 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Scarriff, County Clare, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 14 February 1992 (aged 79) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Stamullen, County Meath, Republic of Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
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A Scarriff-born banker, Ryan played his rugby in Cork with Dolphin RFC and made his debut for Ireland in 1937, as a member of their front row in a win over Wales at Belfast.[2] He gained a further two caps in 1938, against England and Scotland, before rugby was paused during the war.[3]
Ryan later worked in Dundalk and during the 1970s served as president of Dundalk RFC.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Hodkinson, Ger. "Full Internationals". Dolphin RFC.
- ^ "Clonmel Men As International Rugby Players". Waterford Standard. 13 March 1937.
- ^ "Yesteryear". Irish Independent. 22 February 2002.
- ^ "Rugby loses a stalwart". Drogheda Argus and Leinster Journal. 21 February 1992.
External links
edit- Ted Ryan at ESPNscrum