Bob Ryan (rugby league)
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| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Ryan | |||||
| Nickname | Bob | |||||
| Born | Wigan, England | |||||
| Died | October 2009 | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
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| Position | Second-row, Loose forward/Lock | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1945–58 | Warrington | 372 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 111 |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1950–52 | England | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1950–52 | Great Britain | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk | ||||||
Robert "Bob" Ryan (birth unknown — October 2009) was an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1940s and 1950s, playing at representative level for Great Britain, and England, and at club level for Warrington, as a Second-row, or Loose forward/Lock, i.e. number 11 or 12, or 13, during the era of contested scrums.
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Playing career
International honours
Bob Ryan won caps for England while at Warrington in 1950 against France, in 1952 against Other Nationalities,[1] 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.[2]
Championship final appearances
Bob Ryan played Right-Second-row, i.e number 12 in Warrington's 15-5 victory over Bradford Northern in the Championship final during the 1947–48 season at Maine Road, Manchester.[3]
Challenge Cup final appearances
Bob Ryan played Loose forward/Lock in Warrington's 4-4 draw with Halifax in the 1954 Challenge Cup final during the 1953–54 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 1 May 1954, and played Loose forward/Lock in the 8-4 victory over Halifax in the 1954 Challenge Cup final replay during the 1953–54 season at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on Wednesday 5 May 1954, in front of a record crowd of 102,575 or more.
County Cup final appearances
Bob Ryan played Right-Second-row, i.e. number 12 in Warrington's 5-28 defeat by Wigan in the 1950 Lancashire Cup final during the 1950–51 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 4 November 1950.[4]
Honoured at Warrington Wolves
Bob Ryan is a Warrington Wolves Hall of Fame inductee.[5]
References
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