Peter Francis Ryan (born 2 April 1940) was a

rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...

player who represented

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...

. Ryan, a

fullback Fullback or Full back may refer to: Sports * A position in various kinds of football, including: ** Full-back (association football), in association football (soccer), a defender playing in a wide position ** Fullback (gridiron football), in Americ ...

, was born in

Queanbeyan, New South Wales Queanbeyan ( ) is a city in the south-eastern region of New South Wales, Australia, located adjacent to the Australian Capital Territory in the Southern Tablelands region. Located on the Queanbeyan River, the city is the council seat of the Q ...

and claimed a total of 4 international rugby caps for Australia.

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Published sources

* Howell, Max (2006) ''Born to Lead - Wallaby Test Captains (2005)'' Celebrity Books, New Zealand Australian rugby union players Australia international rugby union players 1940 births Living people Rugby union players from New South Wales Rugby union fullbacks People from Queanbeyan {{Australia-rugbyunion-bio-stub