Pat Ryan (rugby union)

Pat Ryan
Birth name	Patrick John Ryan
Date of birth	20 April 1950
Place of birth	Pahiatua, New Zealand
Date of death	5 March 1985 (aged 34)
Place of death	Taupō, New Zealand
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	95 kg (209 lb)
School	St. Patrick's College, Silverstream
Occupation(s)	Butcher
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Loose forward
Provincial / State sides
Years	Team
1969–70; 1971–74; 1975–78	Bush; Wairarapa Bush; Hawke's Bay
International career
Years	Team
1976	New Zealand

Patrick John Ryan (20 April 1950 – 5 March 1985) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A loose forward, Ryan represented Bush, Wairarapa Bush, and Hawke's Bay at a provincial level. He was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, on the 1976 tour of South America, playing in five matches but no full internationals.^[2]

Ryan was described as "never far from the ball, extremely fit, a grand forward with the ball in hand, a fine cover defender and tackler".^[3]

He died of cancer in 1985^[2] and was buried in Taupo Public Cemetery.^[1]

His father, Bill, played for Wairarapa Bush between 1948 and 1952.^[3]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "Deceased details". Taupō District Council. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
^ ^a ^b Knight, Lindsay. "Pat Ryan". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
^ ^a ^b Chester, Rod; McMillan, Neville; Palenski, Ron (1987). The Encyclopedia of New Zealand Rugby. Auckland, New Zealand: Moa Publications. p. 143. ISBN 0-908570-16-3.

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