Peter Henry Ryan (born 1 October 1930) is an English former international rugby union player.
| Full name | Peter Henry Ryan | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 1 October 1930 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bucklow, England | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Harrow School | ||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Cambridge | ||||||||||||||||
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Ryan was head boy and football captain at Harrow School, where he also made the school's cricket XI and rugby XV.[1]
A wing-forward, Ryan read engineering at the University of Cambridge and in 1953 scored two tries against the touring All Blacks as a member of the first XV. He captained London club Richmond.[2]
Ryan, capped twice by England, played the opening two fixtures of the 1955 Five Nations Championship, a loss to Wales at Cardiff Arms Park and a draw against Ireland at Lansdowne Road.[3]
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References edit
- ^ "England Rugby Trialist Was Exeter Player". Western Morning News. 18 December 1952.
- ^ "Heroic Ryan". Daily Herald. 5 November 1953.
- ^ "My Diary". Harrow Observer. 14 August 1958.