Ryan Powell (rugby union)

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Ryan Powell
Birth nameRyan Denvers Powell
Date of birth (1980-07-01) 1 July 1980 (age 42)
Place of birthPanteg, Griffithstown, Wales
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) [1]
Weight83 kg (13 st 1 lb) [2]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum Half
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1999–2006
2006–2010
2010–2011		 Cardiff Blues
Worcester
Northampton 		?
78
0		 (?)
(25)
(0)
Correct as of 4 January 2008
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2003–2006 Cardiff Blues 55 (20)
National team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2002 Wales 3 (0)
Correct as of 4 January 2008

Ryan Powell (born 1 July 1980 in Panteg) is a Wales international rugby union player. His position is scrum-half.

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Career

He played for Northampton in the Aviva Premiership after playing for The Cardiff Blues. He joined Warriors from Cardiff Blues in March 2006 on a two-year contract. Powell had spent seven seasons at Cardiff Blues, making over 150 appearances for the club, and has played in over 20 Heineken Cup matches.

Powell made six appearances for Wales at scrum-half during 2002. He has three Wales caps and made his debut from the bench against South Africa on 8 June 2002 during Wales's Summer Tour to South Africa. Powell has been included in subsequent Wales Squads, including the 2003 RBS Six Nations but has yet to make another appearance for his country.

In February 2008, Powell signed a new deal at Worcester to keep him at Sixways until 2010. In May 2010 he signed for Northampton. [3] His career ended in August 2011 when he was forced to retire due to a neck injury he had sustained earlier in the season. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Aviva Premiership Rugby – Northampton Saints". web page. Premier Rugby. Archived from the original on 2 February 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
  2. ↑ "Aviva Premiership Rugby – Northampton Saints". web page. Premier Rugby. Archived from the original on 2 February 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
  3. ↑ Powell joins Northampton
  4. ↑ "Northampton Saints : Powell forced to retire from rugby". northamptonsaints.co.uk. Archived from the original on 27 March 2012.


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