Ted Ryan (rugby union) explained

Ted Ryan
Full Name:Edmund Gerald Ryan
Birth Date:14 July 1912
Birth Place:Scarriff, County Clare, Ireland
Death Place:Stamullen, County Meath, Republic of Ireland
Position:Prop
Repyears1:1937–38
Repcaps1:3
Reppoints1:0

Edmund Gerald Ryan (14 July 1912 — 14 February 1992) was an Irish international rugby union player.[1]

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hodkinson . Ger . Full Internationals . Dolphin RFC.
  2. News: Clonmel Men As International Rugby Players . Waterford Standard . 13 March 1937.
  3. News: Yesteryear . . 22 February 2002 . en.
  4. News: Rugby loses a stalwart . Drogheda Argus and Leinster Journal . 21 February 1992.