James Gerard Ryan (1 April 1917 — July 1978) was an Irish international
rugby union
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player.
A Dublin-born forward, Ryan played his rugby primarily across the second row and was fast in open play, as well as a capable goal-kicker. He competed for
University College Dublin RFC
University College Dublin Rugby Football Club (also referred as UCD) is a rugby union club based in Dublin, Ireland, and plays in Division 1A of the All-Ireland League. They play their home games at UCD Bowl.
The club was founded in 1910 and t ...
and was utilised as a prop in his three caps for
Ireland
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, playing all of their
1939 Home Nations matches.
Ryan stood unsuccessfully in the
1948 Irish general election
The 1948 Irish general election to the 13th Dáil was held on Wednesday, 4 February following the dissolution of the 12th Dáil on 12 January 1948 by the President Seán T. O'Kelly on the request of Taoiseach Éamon de Valera. The general ele ...
, as a candidate for
Fine Gael
Fine Gael ( ; ; ) is a centre-right, liberal-conservative, Christian democratic political party in Ireland. Fine Gael is currently the third-largest party in the Republic of Ireland in terms of members of Dáil Éireann. The party had a member ...
in
Dublin North-West.
See also
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List of Ireland national rugby union players
List of Ireland national rugby union players is a list of men who have played for the Ireland national rugby union team.
Note the list only includes men who have played in a Test match (which includes those who played against the 1888–89 New Z ...
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1917 births
1978 deaths
Irish rugby union players
Ireland international rugby union players
Rugby union locks
Rugby union props
Rugby union players from Dublin (city)
University College Dublin R.F.C. players
Fine Gael candidates in Dáil elections