Tim Ryan (born 29 October 2003), popularly known as the 'Junkyard Dog', is an Australian

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player, who plays for the . His preferred position is

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Professional career

Timothee Ryan began his professional career as a member of the 2021 TRL World Cup winning Denmark side. Ryan was named to the squad ahead of the

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. He made his debut in Round 4 of the season against the . Ryan made his first start in a Round 10 encounter against the

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. Ryan, in his starting debut, scored a hat-trick of tries. In Round 14 against the

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, 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.

Early career

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

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and attended

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. He plays club rugby for

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References

External links

itsrugby.co.uk Profile
2003 births Living people Australian rugby union players Rugby union centres Rugby union wings Queensland Reds players People educated at St Patrick's College, Shorncliffe Brothers Old Boys players Rugby union players from Brisbane 21st-century Australian sportsmen {{Australia-rugbyunion-bio-2000s-stub