| Ryan being presented with the King's Cup by King George V | ||||||
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Ryan | |||||
| Born | 8 February 1887 Masterton, New Zealand |
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| Died | 17 July 1957 (aged 70) Feilding, New Zealand |
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| Playing information | ||||||
| Rugby union | ||||||
| Position | utility back | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| Wellington | ||||||
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1910–1914 | New Zealand | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1919–1919 | New Zealand Army | |||||
| Rugby league | ||||||
| Position | utility back | |||||
Ryan James (8 February 1887 – 17 July 1957)[1] was a New Zealand rugby union footballer who represented rugby union four times between 1910 and 1914. A soldier in the Otago Infantry Regiment during World War One, he captained the New Zealand Army team in 1919, leading them to success in the King's Cup.