Pat Ryan (rugby union)

Pat Ryan

Birth name	Patrick John Ryan
Date of birth	(1950-04-20)20 April 1950
Place of birth	Pahiatua, New Zealand
Date of death	5 March 1985(1985-03-05) (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[1]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Loose forward Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1969–70 Bush 9 () 1971–74 Wairarapa Bush 42 () 1975–78 Hawke's Bay 56 () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1976 New Zealand 0 (0)

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

1. "Deceased details". Taupō District Council. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
2. Knight, Lindsay. "Pat Ryan". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
3. 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.