| Ryan De La Harpe | |
| Fullname: | Ryan Clifton Alexander De La Harpe |
| Birth Date: | 2 September 1982 |
| Birth Place: | Walvis Bay, South West Africa |
| Weight: | 88kg |
| Spouse: | Simone (m.2009-) |
| Children: | 3 |
| Occupation: | Professional Rugby Coach |
| Position: | Scrum-half |
| Repyears1: | 2011-2014 |
| Repcaps1: | 9 |
| Reppoints1: | 5 |
| Repupdate: | 9 September 2019 |
Ryan Clifton Alexander De La Harpe (born 2 September 1982) is a former Namibian rugby union player who played as a scrum-half represented Namibia internationally from 2011 to 2014 and currently serves as the National U20s Head Rugby Coach & Academy Manager for Namibia.[1] Prior to this appointment, he served as Head Coach at Vagabonds Rugby club on the Isle of Man for 4 years.[2] Ryan also creates rugby coaching videos on his YouTube Channel.[3] He and his wife set up De La Sports in 2019 on the Isle of Man and besides making videos, De La Sports offers rugby coaching, Multi sports sessions and rugby camps. Ryan De La Harpe is regarded as one of the finest scrum-halves to have played for Namibia.
Ryan De La Harpe made his international debut for Namibia against Romania on 10 June 2011 prior to the World Cup call.[4] He was included in the Namibian squad for the 2011 Rugby World Cup following the successful outing with Birmingham Moseley Rugby Club and featured in three group stage matches.[5] [6] In 2014, he notably became the first Namibian to play for the famous Barbarians F. C.[7] Ryan also played for few English Rugby Union Clubs such as Fylde Rugby Club, Birmingham Moseley Rugby Club and Letchworth Garden City Rugby Club and Lancashire County Rugby Football Union.[8]
He retired from international rugby in 2014 and pursued his career through coaching professionally. He gained his England level 3 coaching award in 2020. He had coaching stints with Myerscough College, Lancashire County Rugby Football Union, Lancaster University. He was appointed as the head coach of Vagabond's Rugby Club in August 2018.[9]