| Full name | Edmund Gerald Ryan | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1912-07-14)14 July 1912 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Scarriff, County Clare, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 14 February 1992(1992-02-14) (aged 79) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Stamullen, County Meath, Republic of Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
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Edmund Gerald Ryan (14 July 1912 — 14 February 1992) was an Irish international rugby union player.
A Scarriff-born banker, Ryan played his rugby in Cork with Dolphin RFC and made his debut for Ireland in 1937, as a member of their front row in a win over Wales at Belfast. He gained a further two caps in 1938, against England and Scotland, before rugby was paused during the war.
Ryan later worked in Dundalk and during the 1970s served as president of Dundalk RFC.
See also
References
- Hodkinson, Ger. "Full Internationals". Dolphin RFC.
- "Clonmel Men As International Rugby Players". Waterford Standard. 13 March 1937.
- "Yesteryear". Irish Independent. 22 February 2002.
- "Rugby loses a stalwart". Drogheda Argus and Leinster Journal. 21 February 1992.
External links
- Ted Ryan at ESPNscrum