Andrew Ryan

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Andrew Ryan

Personal information
Full name	Andrew Ryan
Date of birth	2 December 1978 (1978-12-02) (age 29)
Place of birth	Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia
Height	186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	105 kg (16 st 4 lbs)
Nickname(s)	Bobcat
Club information
Position(s)	Second-Row
Current club	Bulldogs
Number	12
Youth clubs
Years	Club
	St Johns Dubbo
Senior clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (points)
2000–2002 2003–present	Parramatta Eels Bulldogs	73 (64) 120 (132)
Representative teams**
2002– 2001–07 2003–07	Country Origin New South Wales Australia	4 (4) 12 (0)[1] 11 (0)[2]
* Professional club appearances and points counted for domestic first grade only and correct as of 01:24, 9 December 2007 (UTC). ** Representative team caps and points correct as of 01:24, 9 December 2007 (UTC).

Andrew Ryan (born 2 December 1978, Dubbo, New South Wales) is an Australian professional rugby league player for the Bulldogs in the National Rugby League (NRL) competition. He previously played for the Parramatta Eels. Ryan usually plays in the second row, but can also play Lock.

[edit] Playing career

After three seasons with the Parramatta Eels, Ryan was unable to establish himself in the first-grade team and accepted a contract with the Bulldogs for 2003. His second season with the Bulldogs, 2004, was personally and professionally successful with a return to State of Origin, selection at international level and captaining the Bulldogs to a Grand Final win over the Sydney Roosters.

[edit] Representative selection

Ryan was selected to represent New South Wales as variously a second-rower or lock in five series to the end of 2007:

• games II and III of the 2001 State of Origin series
• games I and II of the 2004 State of Origin series
• games I, II and III of the 2005 State of Origin series
• games I and II of the 2006 State of Origin series
• games I, II and III of the 2007 State of Origin series

Ryan is also a mainstay of the Australian Kangaroos, appearing in three Tri-Nations series in 2004, 2005 and 2006 as well as a Test against France in 2005 and most recently in the 2007 ANZAC Test against New Zealand.

[edit] Footnotes

[edit] References

• Whiticker, Alan and Hudson, Glen (2007). The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. Wetherill Park, New South Wales: Gary Allen Pty Ltd, 609. ISBN 9781877082931. 

[edit] External links

• Andrew Ryan Bulldog's Profile
• NRL Player Profile

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