| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Ryan | |||||
| Nickname | Bob | |||||
| Born | Wigan, England | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Weight | 13 st 10 lb (87.1 kg; 192.0 lb) | |||||
| Position | Second-row, Loose forward/Lock | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1945–1958 | Warrington | 372 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 111 |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1950–1952 | England | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1950–1952 | Great Britain | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk | ||||||
Robert "Bob" Ryan is a former English professional rugby league footballer of the 1940s and '50s who at representative level has played for Great Britain, and England, and at club level for Warrington, playing at Second-row, or Loose forward/Lock, i.e. number 11 or 12, or 13, during the era of contested scrums.
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Bob Ryan, won caps for England while at Warrington in 1950 against France, in 1952 against Other Nations, and won caps for Great Britain while at Warrington in 1950 against Australia, and New Zealand (2 matches), in 1951 against New Zealand, and in 1952 against Australia.[1]
Bob Ryan played Loose forward/Lock, i.e. number 13, in Warrington’s 4-4 draw with Halifax in the 1953–54 Challenge Cup final at Wembley Stadium on 1 May 1954, and the 18-4 victory in the 1953–54 Challenge Cup final replay at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on 5 May 1954 in front of a 102,569+ crowd.