Ben Ryan
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Ben Ryan is the England Rugby Union Sevens
head coach and also a National Academy Coach, looking specifically after scrum halves.
He was named to the position at the end of 2006 after Mike Friday
resigned to follow a career outside of rugby and given the combined Sevens and Academy Job full time in July 2007.
Ryan graduated from Loughborough University with a BSc in Sports science
. He is a former member of Thames Valley Harriers Athletic Club, where he was a very successful sprinter at school boy level. He is a former Master at St. Edward's School
where he was master in charge of Rugby and Athletics. During his time at St. Edward's he successfully introduced A-Level Sports science
, was head of the physical education department.
Ben Ryan was educated at Wimbledon College, Loughborough University (BSc in Sports Science) and Cambridge University (MPhil in Education), where he won two Blues as a scrum-half in the winning sides of 1995 and 1996 as well as captaining the Light Blues’ Sevens team. A utility back who made his senior debut as a 17-year-old for Richmond, he played for England Under-18s, 19s and 21s, and in every backline position in the top two divisions. He played club rugby with Nottingham and West Hartlepool and as recently as Jan 2007 turned out for Newbury in their 45-13 defeat at Leeds Tykes. He taught at St Edward’s School, Oxford who, by the time he left after six years, had a player in every England representative squad from England Under-16 to Senior (James Forrester), whereas previously they had no internationals. They also had an 82 per cent success rate at Sevens including four national sevens semi finals and two quarter finals. He joined Newbury Blues in 2002 as backs coach and led them from National Division Two to One in 2004/05 (his first season as full time Director of Rugby). He was assistant coach to England Counties on their tour to Argentina and Uruguay in 2005 and head coach for the 35-7 victory over Tunisia June 2007 and Ireland Clubs and France Amateurs in March 2007.
Ben Ryan's first IRB tournament was Wellington 2007.
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England national rugby union team (sevens)
The English national rugby union sevens team compete in the World Sevens Series, Rugby World Cup Sevens and the Commonwealth Games.-Honours:* 1973 International Seven-A-Side Tournament - Winners* Rugby World Cup Sevens Winners 1993* Hong Kong Sevens Winners 2002* Hong Kong Sevens Winners 2003*...
head coach and also a National Academy Coach, looking specifically after scrum halves.
He was named to the position at the end of 2006 after Mike Friday
Mike Friday
Mike Friday is the former England Rugby Union Sevens head coach. He was named to the position near the end of the 2003/2004 season after serving for three years as assistant to Joe Lydon....
resigned to follow a career outside of rugby and given the combined Sevens and Academy Job full time in July 2007.
Ryan graduated from Loughborough University with a BSc in Sports science
Sports science
Sport science is a discipline that studies the application of scientific principles and techniques with the aim of improving sporting performance...
. He is a former member of Thames Valley Harriers Athletic Club, where he was a very successful sprinter at school boy level. He is a former Master at St. Edward's School
St Edward's School (Oxford)
St. Edward's School is a co-educational independent boarding school located in Oxford, England. The school is located on the Woodstock Road in the north of the city close to the suburb of Summertown. In 2007 it was voted by the Country Life Magazine as number one in the top ten schools in the UK...
where he was master in charge of Rugby and Athletics. During his time at St. Edward's he successfully introduced A-Level Sports science
Sports science
Sport science is a discipline that studies the application of scientific principles and techniques with the aim of improving sporting performance...
, was head of the physical education department.
Ben Ryan was educated at Wimbledon College, Loughborough University (BSc in Sports Science) and Cambridge University (MPhil in Education), where he won two Blues as a scrum-half in the winning sides of 1995 and 1996 as well as captaining the Light Blues’ Sevens team. A utility back who made his senior debut as a 17-year-old for Richmond, he played for England Under-18s, 19s and 21s, and in every backline position in the top two divisions. He played club rugby with Nottingham and West Hartlepool and as recently as Jan 2007 turned out for Newbury in their 45-13 defeat at Leeds Tykes. He taught at St Edward’s School, Oxford who, by the time he left after six years, had a player in every England representative squad from England Under-16 to Senior (James Forrester), whereas previously they had no internationals. They also had an 82 per cent success rate at Sevens including four national sevens semi finals and two quarter finals. He joined Newbury Blues in 2002 as backs coach and led them from National Division Two to One in 2004/05 (his first season as full time Director of Rugby). He was assistant coach to England Counties on their tour to Argentina and Uruguay in 2005 and head coach for the 35-7 victory over Tunisia June 2007 and Ireland Clubs and France Amateurs in March 2007.
Ben Ryan's first IRB tournament was Wellington 2007.
New Woodward banging on the door