Beau Ryan
Encyclopedia
Beau Ryan is an Australian professional rugby league
footballer for the Wests Tigers
of the National Rugby League
. He plays primarily in the backs.
Ryan played junior football with Wests Illawarra. In 2003, Ryan was selected to represent in the New South Wales Schoolboys team. In November 2009, Ryan had signed a contract to remain with the Tigers until the end of the 2012 season.
Throughout 2009, Ryan has made regular comedic appearances on the Thursday night NRL Footy Show,
and in 2010 started his own comedy segment, "Beau Knows...". He has also created two popular characters; DJ Yallah, an Egyptian-Australian DJ from Bankstown and Donnie Palmer, a Titans trainer who is obsessed with doing stretches.
Ryan currently lives in Wollongong.
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
footballer for the Wests Tigers
Wests Tigers
The Wests Tigers are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Sydney's mid-western suburbs. They have competed in the National Rugby League since they were formed at the end of the 1999 season as a joint-venture club between the Balmain Tigers and the Western Suburbs...
of the National Rugby League
National Rugby League
The National Rugby League is the top league of professional rugby league football clubs in Australasia. The NRL's main competition, called the Telstra Premiership , is contested by sixteen teams, fifteen of which are based in Australia with one based in New Zealand...
. He plays primarily in the backs.
Ryan played junior football with Wests Illawarra. In 2003, Ryan was selected to represent in the New South Wales Schoolboys team. In November 2009, Ryan had signed a contract to remain with the Tigers until the end of the 2012 season.
Throughout 2009, Ryan has made regular comedic appearances on the Thursday night NRL Footy Show,
and in 2010 started his own comedy segment, "Beau Knows...". He has also created two popular characters; DJ Yallah, an Egyptian-Australian DJ from Bankstown and Donnie Palmer, a Titans trainer who is obsessed with doing stretches.
Ryan currently lives in Wollongong.
Career highlights
- First Grade Debut – Round 16, 2007 vs Canberra RaidersCanberra RaidersThe Canberra Raiders are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the national capital city of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. They have competed in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership since 1982...
at Canberra StadiumCanberra StadiumCanberra Stadium is a facility primarily used for rugby league and rugby union games, located adjacent to the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra, the capital of Australia...
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