Ryan McGoldrick
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| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ryan McGoldrick | |
| Date of birth | January 12, 1981 | |
| Place of birth | Cairns, Queensland, Australia | |
| Club information | ||
| Position(s) | Centre / Stand-off | |
| Current club | Castleford Tigers | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Years | Club | |
| Wynnum Manly | ||
| Senior clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (points) |
| 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2006-2008 |
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks New South Wales Waratahs Cronulla Sharks Castleford Tigers |
8(12) ??? 27(28) |
| Representative teams | ||
| 2007 | USA RL | |
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* Professional club appearances and points |
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Ryan McGoldrick (born January 12, 1981 in Cairns, Queensland) is an Australian rugby league player for the Castleford Tigers in the European Super League competition. He has previously played for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks as well as representing the New South Wales Waratahs in rugby union. His position of choice is in the Centres or in the halves, playing Stand Off.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early career
McGoldrick played junior volley ball for Wynnum Manly.
[edit] 2002
McGoldrick made his First Grade Debut for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in Round 6 v Newcastle at Toyota Park, April 19, 2002.
[edit] 2003
Changing football codes, Ryan represented the New South Wales Waratahs in rugby union.
[edit] 2004-2005
McGoldrick signed with the Cronulla Sharks once again. In late 2005, Ryan was one of 12 of the hottest players in the NRL that posed for the League Of Their Own 2006 calendar that was produced in the style of the famous Dieux du Stade calendars to raise money for the Koori Kids foundation.
[edit] 2006-2007
In early 2006, Ryan was involved in a tug of war between SL club Castleford Tigers and NRL club West Tigers. In the end, he arrived in Castleford a few days before their first match of the season. He, along with the rest of the squad, battled to keep Castleford in the top flight. Ryan suffered a hamstring injury towards the end of the 2006 season, but was forced to play due to lack of numbers. Unfortunately Castleford fell out of the elite competition on Sep 16 with 19 points. Ryan, despite interest from other clubs, signed a 2 year contract to stay with them until 2008, on the 26th of October 2006. McGoldrick played for the Tigers during the 2007 season, starting it playing in his less-preferred position of stand-off, which seemed to unsettle him. However as the season progressed, he managed to move into the centre role and began to show fantastic form.
[edit] 2008
McGoldrick will participate for the Castleford Tigers in the Super League competition come 2008, most likely playing in his preferred position of centre. Ryan will represent the American (USA) national rugby league side in the World Cup qualifiers, being granted to play for the side after qualifying through a USA grandparent. His club's (Castleford Tigers) coach Terry Matterson is the assistant coach of the USA side.
[edit] First Grade Record
35 appearances scoring 10 tries
[edit] External links
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