Pat Ryan (rugby player)

Pat Ryan

Full name	Patrick John Ryan
Date of birth	20 April 1950
Place of birth	Pahiatua, New Zealand
Date of death	5 March 1985 (aged 34)
Place of death	Taupo, New Zealand
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	95 kg (209 lb)
School	St. Patrick's College, Silverstream
Occupation(s)	Builder[1]
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Loose forward
New Zealand No.	759
Provincial/State sides
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1969–70 1971–74 1975–78	Bush Wairarapa Bush Hawke's Bay	9 42 56
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1976	New Zealand	0	(0)

Patrick John Ryan (20 April 1950 – 5 March 1985) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A loose forward, Ryan represented Bush, Wairarapa Bush, and Hawke's Bay at a provincial level. He was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, on the 1976 tour of South America, playing in five matches but no full internationals.^[2] He died of cancer in 1985^[2] and was buried in Taupo Public Cemetery.^[1]

References

1. "Deceased details". Taupō District Council. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
2. Knight, Lindsay. "Pat Ryan". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 17 January 2015.