Glenn Ryan (rugby league)

Glenn Ryan
Personal information
Full nameGlenn Andrew Ryan
Born (1962-12-08) 8 December 1962 (age 61)
Sydney, New South Wales
Playing information
PositionSecond-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1983–90 Manly-Warringah 86 6 0 0 24
1987 Hull Kingston Rovers 19 2 0 0 8
1991 Canberra Raiders 3 0 0 0 0
Total 108 8 0 0 32
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1989 NSW City 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]

Glenn Andrew Ryan (born 8 December 1962) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played for Manly-Warringah and the Canberra Raiders in the NSWRL competition.

Background

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Ryan was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Playing career

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Ryan debuted for Manly in 1983 and started on the bench in that year's grand final loss to Parramatta, in what was his sixth first-grade appearance.[citation needed]

A second-rower, he became a regular fixture in the Manly team in 1984 and 1985, before injury struck. He missed the entire 1986 season with a groin injury and made only three first-grade appearances in 1987 missing out on playing in the premiership winning team that year, after which he spent the off season in England playing for Hull Kingston Rovers.[2]

Ryan, who in 1989 represented NSW City in the annual City vs Country Origin fixture, continued playing for Manly until 1990.[citation needed]

He joined Canberra in 1991 and after only one season left to captain-coach local club Tuggeranong.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Collis, Ian (2018). The A to Z of Rugby League Players. New Holland Publishers. ISBN 9781921024986.
  2. ^ "Raiders grab Gale, Ryan in second draft". The Canberra Times. 16 January 1991. p. 38. Retrieved 14 October 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Buffalos stampede into a better era". The Canberra Times. 20 March 1992. p. 2 (Rugby League Times). Retrieved 15 October 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
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