Robert Ryan (1923 – 25 October 2009) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and England, and at club level for Triangle Valve ARLFC, Warrington (Heritage No. 467), as a second-row, or loose forward, i.e. number 11 or 12, or 13, during the era of contested scrums.[1]
^"History of Warrington Rugby League Club". britishrugbyleague.blogspot.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
^"Mud, blood and memories of the day when 102,575 made history at Odsal". The Independent. 31 December 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
^. wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
^. wire2wolves.com. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
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RL legend dies after long illness
Bob Ryan funeral on Monday
Statistics at wolvesplayers.thisiswarrington.co.uk
January 01, 1970
ryan, rugby, league, other, people, with, similar, names, robert, ryan, ryan, bobby, ryan, ryanpersonal, informationfull, namerobert, ryanborn1923wigan, englanddied25, october, 2009, aged, warrington, englandplaying, informationweight13, positionsecond, loose,. For other people with similar names see Robert Ryan Bob Ryan and Bobby Ryan 4 Bob RyanPersonal informationFull nameRobert RyanBorn1923Wigan EnglandDied25 October 2009 aged 85 86 Warrington EnglandPlaying informationWeight13 st 10 lb 87 kg PositionSecond row Loose forwardClub Years Team Pld T G FG P 1945 58 Warrington 372 37 0 0 111 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1950 52 England 2 0 0 0 0 1950 52 Great Britain 5 1 0 0 3 1947 55 Lancashire 4 0 0 0 0Source 1 2 3 Robert Ryan 1923 25 October 2009 was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s He played at representative level for Great Britain and England and at club level for Triangle Valve ARLFC Warrington Heritage No 467 as a second row or loose forward i e number 11 or 12 or 13 during the era of contested scrums 1 Contents 1 Playing career 1 1 International honours 1 2 Championship final appearances 1 3 Challenge Cup Final appearances 1 4 County Cup Final appearances 1 5 Club career 2 Honoured at Warrington Wolves 3 References 4 External linksPlaying career editInternational honours edit Ryan won caps for England while at Warrington in 1950 against France in 1952 against Other Nationalities 2 and won caps for Great Britain while at Warrington on the 1950 Great Britain Lions tour against Australia and New Zealand 2 matches in 1951 against New Zealand and in 1952 against Australia 3 Championship final appearances edit Ryan played right second row i e number 12 in Warrington s 15 5 victory over Bradford Northern in the Championship Final during the 1947 48 season at Maine Road Manchester 5 Challenge Cup Final appearances edit Ryan played loose forward in Warrington s 4 4 draw with Halifax in the 1953 54 Challenge Cup Final during the 1953 54 season at Wembley Stadium London on Saturday 24 April 1954 in front of a crowd of 81 841 and played loose forward in the 8 4 victory over Halifax in the 1953 54 Challenge Cup Final replay during the 1953 54 season at Odsal Stadium Bradford on Wednesday 5 May 1954 in front of a record crowd of 102 575 or more 6 County Cup Final appearances edit Ryan played right second row i e number 12 in Warrington s 5 28 defeat by Wigan in the 1950 51 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1950 51 season at Station Road Swinton on Saturday 4 November 1950 7 Club career edit Ryan made his debut for Warrington on Saturday 6 October 1945 and he played his last match for Warrington on Saturday 8 March 1958 Honoured at Warrington Wolves editBob Ryan is a Warrington Wolves Hall of Fame inductee 8 References edit a b Statistics at rugbyleagueproject org rugbyleagueproject org 31 December 2017 Retrieved 1 January 2018 a b England Statistics at englandrl co uk englandrl co uk 31 December 2017 Archived from the original on 31 March 2018 Retrieved 1 January 2018 a b Great Britain Statistics at englandrl co uk englandrl co uk 31 December 2017 Archived from the original on 31 March 2018 Retrieved 1 January 2018 RL Record Keeper s Club History of Warrington Rugby League Club britishrugbyleague blogspot co uk 31 December 2011 Retrieved 1 January 2012 Mud blood and memories of the day when 102 575 made history at Odsal The Independent 31 December 2016 Retrieved 1 January 2017 1950 1951 Lancashire Cup Final wigan rlfans com 31 December 2011 Archived from the original on 4 October 2013 Retrieved 1 January 2012 Hall of Fame at Wire2Wolves com archived wire2wolves com 31 December 2017 Archived from the original on 7 October 2011 Retrieved 1 January 2018 External links edit archived by web archive org Britain hold out Kiwis at Odsal RL legend dies after long illness Bob Ryan funeral on Monday Statistics at wolvesplayers thisiswarrington co uk Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bob Ryan rugby league amp oldid 1180657798, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
