James Ryall

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**James Ryall**
Personal information
Sport	Hurling
Full name	James Ryall
Date of Birth	14 November 1980
Place of birth	Ballycallan, County Kilkenny
Height	6'3"
Club information
Club	Graigue-Ballycallan
Position	Half-back
Club(s)*
Club	Years	Apps (scores)

Inter County
County	Kilkenny
Position	Right wing-back
Inter County(ies)**
County	Years	Apps (scores)
Kilkenny	2003-
Inter County Titles
Leinster Titles	3
All-Ireland	2
* club appearances and scores correct as of . **Inter County team apps and scores correct as of .

James Ryall (born 14 November 1980) is an Irish sportsperson. He currently plays in the right wing-back position on the Kilkenny senior hurling team.

1 Early life
2 Playing career
- 2.1 Club
- 2.2 Inter-county
3 Teams

[edit] Early life

James Ryall was born in Ballycallan, County Kilkenny in 1980. He was educated locally and later attended St. Kieran's College in Kilkenny, a virtual hurling academy. Here his hurling talents were quickly spotted and he won a Leinster Colleges' title with the school's senior hurling team. Ryall later attended the Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, where he was named hurler of the year in 2001. He currently works as a sales rep with a motor company.

[edit] Playing career

[edit] Club

Ryall plays his club hurling with his local Graigue-Ballycallan Gaelic Athletic Association club. He had some success at underage level and was on the panel when the club won the county championship in 1998.

[edit] Inter-county

Although never having All-Ireland success at minor or under-21 level with Kilkenny, Ryall has become a key member of the team since joining the panel in 2002. Within a year of joining the team he had won his first Leinster Championship and All-Ireland titles, following wins over Wexford and Cork respectively. In 2004 Kilkenny were aiming to win a third All-Ireland title in-a-row, however, the team had a less than successful year as Kilkenny ended up without any major title. The team was back in 2005 with Ryall collecting his first National Hurling League medal, as well as a second Leinster title. Kilkenny were later defeated by Galway in a thrilling All-Ireland semi-final. In 2006 Ryall won his third Leinster medal, before later collecting his second All-Ireland medal following a win over Cork.

[edit] Teams

	KIlkenny - All-Ireland Hurling Champions 2003 (28th title)
1 J. McGarry \| 2 M. Kavanagh \| 3 N. Hickey \| 4 J. Ryall \| 5 S. Dowling \| 6 P. Barry \| 7 J.J. Delaney \| 8 P. Mullally \| 9 D. Lyng \| 10 J. Hoyne \| 11 H. Shefflin \| 12 T. Walsh \| 13 D.J. Carey \| 14 M. Comerford \| 15 E. Brennan \| Subs: C. Phelan \| R. Mulally \| A. Comerford \| J. Coogan \| Manager: B. Cody

	KIlkenny - All-Ireland Hurling Champions 2006 (29th title)
1 J. McGarry \| 2 M. Kavanagh \| 3 N. Hickey \| 4 J. Tyrrell (Capt.) \| 5 James Ryall \| 6 J. Tennyson \| 7 T. Walsh \| 8 J. 'Cha' Fitzpatrick \| 9 D. Lyng \| 10 R. Power \| 11 H. Shefflin \| 12 E. Larkin \| 13 E. Brennan \| 14 M. Comerford \| 15 A. Fogarty \| Subs: W. O'Dwyer \| R. Mulally \| Manager: B. Cody

	Kilkenny Senior Hurling Team 2006
1 J. McGarry \| 2 M. Kavanagh \| 3 N. Hickey \| 4 J. Tyrrell (Capt.) \| 5 J. Ryall \| 6 J. Tennyson \| 7 T. Walsh \| 8 J. 'Cha' Fitzpatrick \| 9 D. Lyng \| 10 R. Power \| 11 H. Shefflin \| 12 E. Larkin \| 13 E. Brennan \| 14 M. Comerford \| 15 A. Fogarty \| 16 P.J. Ryan \| 17 B. Hogan \| 18 R. Mullally \| 19 S. Maher \| 20 J. Dalton \| 21 P.J. Delaney \| 22 M. Fennelly \| 23 M. Rice \| 24 E. McCormack \| 25 W. O'Dwyer \| 26 P. Cleere \| 27 A. Murphy \| 28 E. Reid \| 29 S. Cummins \| 30 S. O'Neill \| 31 R. O'Neill \| 32 J.J. Delaney \| 33 D. Cody \| Manager: B. Cody