Donnacha Ryan
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Donnacha Ryan is a rugby union
player for Munster
in the Magners League. He went to school in St. Munchin's College
in Limerick where he was a key member of the side that won the Munster Schools Rugby Senior Cup in 2002. He represented Ireland at Youth U18 level and subsequently at U21.
He is also a member of Shannon Rugby Football Club
, who play in AIB League Division 1. He won an AIL league medal with Shannon
in the 2005–06 season. Ryan's position of choice is as a Lock.
He made his debut for the Irish national team on November 22, 2008 in a test against Argentina in Croke Park, Dublin.
Ryan was part of the Munster team that won the 2010/11 Magners League, and he was selected in Ireland's training squad for the 2011 World Cup warm-ups in August. He played in the first two tests, against Scotland and France, and was selected in Ireland's squad to go to New Zealand.
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player for Munster
Munster Rugby
Munster Rugby is an Irish professional rugby union team based in Munster, that competes in the RaboDirect Pro12 and Heineken Cup.The team represents the Irish Rugby Football Union Munster Branch which is one of four primary branches of the IRFU, and is responsible for rugby union in the Irish...
in the Magners League. He went to school in St. Munchin's College
St. Munchin's College
St. Munchin's College is a second-level education college located in the Limerick city suburb of Corbally in the Irish county of Limerick. The school was founded in 1796.-College crest:...
in Limerick where he was a key member of the side that won the Munster Schools Rugby Senior Cup in 2002. He represented Ireland at Youth U18 level and subsequently at U21.
He is also a member of Shannon Rugby Football Club
Shannon RFC
Shannon Rugby Football Club is an amateur rugby union team from Ireland, they hail from Limerick near the banks of the Shannon river. The club is a member of the Irish Rugby Football Union Munster Branch and as one of the top amateur sides in Ireland has seen many of its players progress to...
, who play in AIB League Division 1. He won an AIL league medal with Shannon
Shannon RFC
Shannon Rugby Football Club is an amateur rugby union team from Ireland, they hail from Limerick near the banks of the Shannon river. The club is a member of the Irish Rugby Football Union Munster Branch and as one of the top amateur sides in Ireland has seen many of its players progress to...
in the 2005–06 season. Ryan's position of choice is as a Lock.
He made his debut for the Irish national team on November 22, 2008 in a test against Argentina in Croke Park, Dublin.
Ryan was part of the Munster team that won the 2010/11 Magners League, and he was selected in Ireland's training squad for the 2011 World Cup warm-ups in August. He played in the first two tests, against Scotland and France, and was selected in Ireland's squad to go to New Zealand.
Munster
- Magners League Winner : 2008/2009 & 2010/2011
- Heineken CupHeineken CupThe Heineken Cup is one of two annual rugby union competitions organised by European Rugby Cup involving leading club, regional and provincial teams from the six International Rugby Board countries in Europe whose national teams compete in the Six Nations Championship: England, France, Ireland,...
Winner : 2007/2008