John Ryan (rugby, born 1948)

John Ryan
Full name John Robert Ryan[1]
Date of birth (1948-12-29)29 December 1948[1]
Place of birth Wahroonga, New South Wales [1]
Date of death 2 May 1982(1982-05-02) (aged 33)[1]
Place of death Sydney
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position wing[1]
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1975–76[1] Wallabies 6[1] (36)[1]

John Robert Ryan (29 December 1948 – 2 May 1982) was a rugby union player who represented Australia and also played rugby league for 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 player with Penrith Panthers but died in prison in 1982 after committing armed robberies.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Scrum.com player profile of John Ryan". Scrum.com. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
  2. Griffiths, John. "Wesley Fofana's try record, cricketing brothers, close games and inexperienced English combinations". epsnscrum.com. Retrieved 27 February 2013.
  3. "http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/league/680035/NRLs-criminal-team-of-the-century". stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 27 February 2013. External link in |title= (help)
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