Peter Ryan (rugby union, born 1940)

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Peter Ryan
Birth namePeter Francis Ryan [1]
Date of birth (1940-04-02) 2 April 1940 (age 84) [1]
Place of birth Queanbeyan, New South Wales [1]
School St Joseph's College [2]
Rugby union career
Position(s) fullback [1]
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1963–66 [1] Wallabies 4 [1] (6 [1] )

Peter Francis Ryan (born 2 April 1940) was a rugby union player who represented Australia.

Ryan, a fullback, was born in Queanbeyan, New South Wales and claimed a total of 4 international rugby caps for Australia.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Scrum.com player profile of Peter Ryan". Scrum.com. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
  2. Howell pp226

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