Pat Ryan (rugby union)

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Pat Ryan
Birth namePatrick John Ryan
Date of birth(1950-04-20)20 April 1950
Place of birth Pahiatua, New Zealand
Date of death5 March 1985(1985-03-05) (aged 34)
Place of death Taupō, New Zealand
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight95 kg (209 lb)
School St. Patrick's College, Silverstream
Occupation(s)Butcher [1]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Loose forward
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1969–70 Bush 9 ()
1971–74 Wairarapa Bush 42 ()
1975–78 Hawke's Bay 56 ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(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]

Ryan was described as "never far from the ball, extremely fit, a grand forward with the ball in hand, a fine cover defender and tackler". [3]

He died of cancer in 1985 [2] and was buried in Taupo Public Cemetery. [1]

His father, Bill, played for Wairarapa Bush between 1948 and 1952. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Deceased details". Taupō District Council. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  2. 1 2 Knight, Lindsay. "Pat Ryan". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  3. 1 2 Chester, Rod; McMillan, Neville; Palenski, Ron (1987). The Encyclopedia of New Zealand Rugby. Auckland, New Zealand: Moa Publications. p. 143. ISBN   0-908570-16-3.