John William Ryan (born 2 August 1988) is an

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player for Chiefs in

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. He plays as a

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Early career

From Berrings, Cork and educated at Christian Brothers College, Ryan played schools rugby for Christian Brothers and represented Munster at Schools, U19, U20 and Academy level. In 2010 and 2011, he also played for the International Club XV.

Club career

Munster

Ryan joined the Munster senior squad in 2010–11. He made his Munster senior debut against

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on 23 September 2011. Ryan signed a contract extension with the province in March 2012. He won the 2011–12 British and Irish Cup with Munster A on 27 April 2012. He made his

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debut for Munster on 20 January 2013, as a replacement against

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. In January 2016, Munster announced that Ryan had signed a three-year contract extension with the province. On 17 September 2016, Ryan was named

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against

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. On 1 April 2017, Ryan scored a try and won the Man-of-the-Match award in Munster's 41–16

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quarter-final victory against

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. On 25 April 2017, it was announced that Ryan had been nominated by his teammates for the 2017 Munster Rugby Senior Player of the Year, alongside

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and

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. On 5 May 2017, Ryan was named in the

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Dream Team. Ryan earned his 100th cap for Munster on 16 September 2017, when he was used as a replacement in the provinces win against Ospreys in round 3 of the

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. He signed a three-year contract extension with Munster in December 2018. Ryan won his 150th cap for Munster during their 15–6 defeat against

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during round 4 of the 2019–20 Champions Cup on 14 December 2019. He left Munster at the end of the 2021–22 season.

Loan to London Irish

Ryan joined

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side

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on a short-term loan on 27 August 2012. He played twice for the club, replacing

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on both occasions against

and

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Wasps

Ryan joined English

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club

from the 2022–23 season. Wasps entered administration on 17 October 2022 and Ryan was made redundant along with all other players and coaching staff.

Return to Munster

Following Wasps' administration and the news that Stephen Archer would require ankle surgery, Ryan returned to Munster on a three-month contract announced in late October 2022. Ryan made his 'second' debut for Munster in their 15–14 defeat against provincial rivals

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in round seven of the 2022–23 United Rugby Championship on 29 October 2022. He earned his 200th cap for Munster in their 2022–23 United Rugby Championship round nine fixture against

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on 2 December 2022, starting in the province's 38–17 away win, and earned his 50th Champions Cup cap for Munster in their 18–13 home defeat against

in round one of the 2022–23 Champions Cup on 11 December 2022. Ryan was unavailable for Munster's final fixture of January 2023 away to Benetton, bringing to an end his second stint with the province.

Chiefs

After Angus Ta'avao was ruled out of the

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due to a neck injury,

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team the Chiefs signed Ryan for the duration of the season.

Third spell with Munster

Ryan will return to Munster for a third time after the completion of his time with the Chiefs in New Zealand, joining his home province on a one-year contract for the 2023–24 season.

International career

Ireland

Ryan was named in the

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squad to take part in the 2013 IRB Tbilisi Cup on 19 May 2013. Ryan was again selected in the

squad when it was announced on 26 May 2014. He came off the bench against

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in their first

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match on 13 June 2014. He started in their second game against

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on 18 June 2014. Ryan started in the 31–10 win

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on 22 June 2014, a win that secured the

for Emerging Ireland. Ryan was named in Ireland's squad for the

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, his first senior squad call-up. On 12 November 2016, Ryan made his senior Ireland debut when he came on as a replacement in the 52–21 win against

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. Ryan was named in the Ireland squad for the 2017 Six Nations Championship. He came off the bench for Ireland in all 5 games of the tournament. Ryan was also selected in the squad for the 2017 Summer Tour against the

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and

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. On 10 June 2017, Ryan made his first start for Ireland, doing so in the one-off test against the

in the Red Bull Arena,

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, before starting both test victories against Japan. He featured off the bench in Ireland's wins against

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and

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during the 2017 Autumn Internationals. Ryan made two appearances for Ireland as they won a

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during the 2018 Six Nations Championship, featuring off the bench against

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and

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. He started in the first test and came off the bench during the third in Ireland's historic series victory against

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in June 2018. Ryan scored his first try for Ireland in their 57–14 win against the

during the 2018 Autumn Tests on 24 November 2018. Ryan was selected in the 31-man Ireland squad for the

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, having featured in the warm-up matches against

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and

. Ryan's only appearance during the world cup itself was a start in Ireland's 35–0 win against

during the pool stage. During the

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, Ryan featured off the bench in Ireland's 23–10 win against

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on 29 November, and the 31–16 win against Scotland on 5 December, which secured a third-place finish for Ireland in the tournament., and Ryan was again used as a replacement in Ireland's 39–31 victory against Japan during the

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Barbarians

Ryan was selected in the

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squad to face an All Blacks XV on 13 November and

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as part of the 2022 Autumn Nations Series. Ryan's former Munster teammate

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coached the Barbarians in the former match, with Ryan starting in the Barbarians' 35–31 win. Ryan also started in the Barbarians' 31–30 win against

side Bath on 20 November.

Statistics

International analysis by opposition

Correct as of 3 July 2021John Ryan
''ESPN Scrum'', 3 October 2019

Honours

Munster A

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**Winner (1): ( 2011–12)

Emerging Ireland

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**Winner (1): (

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)

Ireland

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: **Winner (1):

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: **Winner (1):

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: ** Winner (1):

References

External links

Munster ProfileIreland ProfileURC Profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ryan, John Living people 1988 births People educated at Christian Brothers College, Cork Rugby union players from County Cork University College Cork RFC players Cork Constitution players Irish rugby union players Munster Rugby players London Irish players Wasps RFC players Chiefs (rugby union) players Ireland international rugby union players Barbarian F.C. players Irish expatriate rugby union players Irish expatriate sportspeople in New Zealand Expatriate rugby union players in New Zealand Rugby union props