Tommy Ryan (rugby league)

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Tommy Ryan
Personal information
Full nameThomas Alfred Ryan
Born1930
Bingara, New South Wales
Died24 Aug 2023
Miranda, New South Wales
Playing information
PositionWing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1951–53 St. George Dragons 42 29 0 0 87
1955 Rockhampton
1955–58 St. George Dragons 52 52 0 0 156
Total 94 81 0 0 243
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1952 City NSW 1 0 0 0 0
1952 Australia 4 4 0 0 12
1953 New South Wales 1 4 0 0 12
1955 Queensland 3 0 0 0 0
Source: Whiticker/Hudson

Tommy Ryan (1930 - 2023) was an Australian representative rugby league footballer. A prolific try scorer, Ryan became a dual premiership winning player with the St. George Dragons and also represented New South Wales, Queensland and Australia.

Early life

Originally from Inverell, New South Wales, Ryan attended St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill like his grandfather and father, sons and grandson. He played in the college's GPS premiership winning first XV of 1947 and rowed in the college's 1st VIII.

Career

Ryan took up rugby league in the junior grades with Cronulla in 1949 and 1950 and began his first grade career with the

American 'All Stars'
and was also picked for the Kangaroo tour. Tommy Ryan scored 24 tries in 20 matches whilst on tour with the 1952/53 Kangaroos and played in four test matches.

He is listed on the Australian Players Register as Kangaroo No. 299.[1]

Tommy Ryan made his first

Grand Final appearance for the Dragons in 1953. In 1954 he played one year in Temora before moving to Rockhampton Queensland in 1955 and represented the state before returning to the Dragons for the finals in 1955.[2]

He later played in the

NSWRFL competition's leading try scorer in 1956 (19 tries) and 1957 (26 tries, in just 19 matches);[3] the latter standing as a St. George Dragons club record until 2001.[4][5]

After football

Ryan worked for a firm which built the Oil Refinery at Kurnell and later as a publican in hotels at Griffith, Cobar and Taree.[6] Tommy Ryan is survived by his wife Anne, seven children and 22 grandchildren.[6]

References

  1. ^ ARL Annual Report 2005
  2. ^ Queensland Representative Players Archived 1 December 2011 at the Wayback Machine at QRL.com.au
  3. ^ Tommy Ryan Archived 4 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine at yesterdayshero.com.au
  4. ISBN 1875169571
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  5. ^ The Inverell Times, "St George Rules For Tommy" by Steve Green. 17 March 2015 ( http://www.inverelltimes.com.au/story/2949591/st-george-rules-for-tommy/ )
  6. ^ a b The LEADER: "Milestone for the man who represented NSW and Qld." by John Veage https://www.theleader.com.au/story/6746110/tommy-ryans-90th/

External links

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