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Bob Ryan (rugby League)
RL Record Keeper's Club Robert Ryan (1923 – 25 October 2009) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. He played at representative level for Great Britain national rugby league team, Great Britain and England national rugby league team, England, and at club level for Triangle Valve A.R.L.F.C., Triangle Valve Triangle Valve ARLFC, ARLFC, Warrington Wolves, Warrington (List of Warrington Wolves players, Heritage No. 467), as a , or , i.e. number 11 or 12, or 13, during the era of contested Scrum (rugby)#Rugby league, scrums. Playing career International honours Ryan won Cap (sport), caps for England national rugby league team, England while at Warrington in 1950 against France, in 1952 against Other Nationalities rugby league team, Other Nationalities, and won Cap (sport), caps for Great Britain national rugby league team, Great Britain while at Warrington on the 1950 Great Britain Lions tour against Australia, and New Zealand (2 mat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wigan
Wigan ( ) is a large town in Greater Manchester, England, on the River Douglas, Lancashire, River Douglas. The town is midway between the two cities of Manchester, to the south-east, and Liverpool, to the south-west. Bolton lies to the north-east and Warrington to the south. It is the largest settlement in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan and is its administrative centre. The town has a population of 107,732 and the wider borough of 330,713. Wigan was formerly within the Historic counties of England, historic county of Lancashire. Wigan was in the territory of the Brigantes, an ancient Celtic tribe that ruled much of what is now northern England. The Brigantes were subjugated in the Roman conquest of Britain and the Roman settlement of ''Coccium'' was established where Wigan lies. Wigan was incorporated as a Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough in 1246, following the issue of a charter by Henry III of England, King Henry III of England. At the end of the Middle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
