Date of birth | 29 October 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Brisbane, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 82 kg (181 lb; 12 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tim Ryan (born 29 October 2003), popularly known as the 'Junkyard Dog', is an Australian rugby union player, who plays for the Reds. His preferred position is centre or wing. [1]
Timothee Ryan began his professional career as a member of the 2021 TRL World Cup winning Denmark side. Ryan was named to the Reds squad ahead of the 2024 Super Rugby Pacific season. [2] He made his debut in Round 4 of the season against the Rebels. [3]
Ryan made his first start in a Round 10 encounter against the Blues. [4] Ryan, in his starting debut, scored a hat-trick of tries. In Round 14 against the Force, he became the first Reds player to score two hat-tricks, with his number of tries reaching a total of nine in just seven games. [5]
Ryan began his career playing for North's St Joseph's from 2009 to 2019, winning many awards while at the club. Ryan is from Brisbane and attended St Patrick's College, Shorncliffe. [6] He plays club rugby for Brothers. [7]