Ryan Bower

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Ryan Bower
Birth nameRyan Thomas Eyre Bower
Date of birth (1991-02-25) 25 February 1991 (age 31)
Place of birth Nuneaton, England
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight114 kg (17 st 13 lb)
School John Cleveland College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Loosehead Prop
Current team Dallas Jackals
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Hinckley RFC ()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2010–2014 Leicester Tigers 9 (0)
2011–2013 → Nottingham 64 (5)
2014–2020 Worcester Warriors 99 (10)
2020―2021 Leicester Tigers 4 (0)
2021 London Irish ()
2022 Dallas Jackals 1 (0)
2010–Total177(15)
Correct as of 6 February 2022
National team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2011 England U20
2014 RFU Championship XV
Correct as of 20 February 2016

Ryan Thomas Eyre Bower (born 25 February 1991) [1] is an English professional rugby union player for Dallas Jackals in the US competition Major League Rugby. He has played for Leicester Tigers, Worcester Warriors and London Irish in Premiership Rugby, and for Nottingham in the RFU Championship. Bower's principal position is loosehead prop.

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Club career

Bower made his Leicester Tigers debut against the Ospreys in LV= Cup at Bridgend in November 2010. As well as working with the senior squad at Welford Road, he played on loan with Nottingham in the RFU Championship in both 2011-12 and 2012-13 seasons. On 29 April 2014, Bower signed a permanent deal with Worcester Warriors from the 2014-15 season. [2]

On 6 August 2020, Bower re-signed with Leicester Tigers ahead of the 2020-21 season, [3] but after four appearances was released on 16 June 2021. [4]

He joined London Irish as a short term signing on 25 August 2021, the length of the deal was not disclosed. [5] In 2022 Bower joined the Dallas Jackals in Major League Rugby for their inaugural season. [6]

International career

Bower made his England Under-20s debut against Wales U20s in the 2011 Six Nations Under 20s Championship. [7] He was also part of England for the 2011 IRB Junior World Championship. He was part of a RFU Championship XV team that defeated Canada 28-23 as part of their 2014 autumn tests, which was held at the Sixways Stadium in Worcester. [8] [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "Ryan Bower ESPN profile". ESPN. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  2. ↑ "Worcester Warriors sign Leicester Tigers' prop Ryan Bower". BBC Sport. 29 April 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "Ryan Bower: Leicester Tigers re-sign Worcester Warriors loosehead prop Ryan Bower". BBC Sport. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  4. ↑ "The Leicester Tigers 'Class of 2021'". Leicester Tigers. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  5. ↑ "London Irish sign props Ryan Bower and Jamie Dever". BBC Sport. 25 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  6. ↑ "Dallas Jackals sign Premiership prop Ryan Bower". Americas Rugby News. 3 November 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  7. ↑ "Ryan Bower England U20s debut". Gloucester Citizen. 12 May 2010. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  8. ↑ "RFU Championship XV to face Canada". England Rugby. 31 October 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  9. ↑ "RFU Championship XV 28-23 Canada". Sky Sports. 2 November 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
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