John Ryan (rugby, born 1948) explained

First:RU
John Ryan
Fullname:John Robert Ryan[1]
Birth Date:29 December 1948
Birth Place:Wahroonga, New South Wales, Australia
Death Place:Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Ru Position:Wing
Ru Teama:Wallabies
Ru Yearastart:1975
Ru Yearaend:76
Ru Appearancesa:6
Ru Triesa:9
Ru Pointsa:36
Year1start:1977
Year1end:80
Appearances1:55
Tries1:14
Goals1:1
Fieldgoals1:0
Points1:44
Updated:13 Jul 2021

John Robert Ryan (29 December 1948 – 2 May 1982) was an Australian rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Australia and club level rugby league (RL) for the Penrith Panthers.

Ryan, a wing, was born in Wahroonga, New South Wales and claimed a total of 6 international rugby caps for Australia. He scored nine tries for Australia, and scored at least one try in every rugby union international.[2]

He subsequently turned professional as a rugby league footballer with Penrith Panthers, but died at his home of a heart attack in 1982.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Scrum.com player profile of John Ryan. Scrum.com. 12 July 2010.
  2. Web site: Griffiths. John. Wesley Fofana's try record, cricketing brothers, close games and inexperienced English combinations. epsnscrum.com. 27 February 2013.
  3. Web site: NRL's criminal team of the century. stuff.co.nz. 17 December 2017. 31 January 2009.