James Ryan (hurler)

James Ryan

Personal information
Irish name	Séamus Ó Riain
Sport	Dual player
Football Position:	Centre-forward
Hurling Position:	Centre-forward
Born	1987 (age 28–29) Garryspillane, County Limerick, Ireland
Club(s)
Years	Club
	Garryspillane
Club titles
	Football	Hurling
Limerick titles	0	1
Inter-county(ies)*
Years	County	Apps (scores)
2007-2010 2008-present	Limerick (football) Limerick (hurling)	5 (0-4) 17 (0-17)
Inter-county titles
	Football	Hurling
Munster Titles	0	1
All-Ireland Titles	0	0
League titles	0	0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of (20:39, 15 July 2013 (UTC)).

James Ryan (born 7 April 1987) is an Irish hurler who plays as a centre-forward for the Limerick senior teams.

Born in Garryspillane, County Limerick, Ryan arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of eighteen when he first linked up with the Limerick minor hurling team, before later lining out with the under-21 side. He made his senior debut in the 2008 National Hurling League. Ryan has since gone on to play a key part for Limerick, and has won one Munster medal and one National League (Division 2) medal.^[1][2] He was also a regular member of the Limerick Gaelic football team for a number of seasons.

Ryan was named as the Man of the Match in 2013 Munster Senior Hurling Championship Final as Limerick defeated Cork by 0-24 to 0-15 with Ryan scoring three points during the game.^[3]

At club level Ryan has won one championship medal with Garryspillane.

Honours

Inter-county

• Munster Senior Hurling Championship (1): 2013

References

1. "Limerick 4-12 Clare 2-13". RTÉ Sport. 30 April 2011. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
2. O'Flynn, Diarmuid (15 July 2013). "Day of joy sends tremor through Treaty". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
3. "James Ryan credits the fans support for Limerick's long-awaited Munster Hurling title". RTÉ Sport. 16 July 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2013.