Ryan Caldwell
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Ryan Caldwell is an Irish rugby union
footballer. He plays for Bath
after signing from Ulster
in the Summer of 2011. Caldwell joined Ulster
on a development contract in 2003 following a successful spell in the province's academy. He made his full Ireland
debut against The Barbarians
on 27 May 2008 in an uncapped match at Kingsholm Stadium
in Gloucester and received his first cap as a sub against Canada
on 23 May 2009 in Vancouver
.
In 2007 Caldwell was named in the IRFU's High Performance Select Group.
Caldwell has been named in Ireland's Churchill Cup
squad in both 2007 and 2008.
Ryan signed a 2 year contract for Bath Rugby for the 2011/12 season.
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...
footballer. He plays for Bath
Bath Rugby
Bath Rugby is an English professional rugby union club that is based in the city of Bath. They play in the Aviva Premiership league...
after signing from Ulster
Ulster Rugby
Ulster Rugby, usually referred to simply as Ulster, is an Irish professional rugby union team based in Belfast, representing the Irish province of Ulster, that competes in the RaboDirect Pro12 and also competes in the Heineken Cup...
in the Summer of 2011. Caldwell joined Ulster
Ulster Rugby
Ulster Rugby, usually referred to simply as Ulster, is an Irish professional rugby union team based in Belfast, representing the Irish province of Ulster, that competes in the RaboDirect Pro12 and also competes in the Heineken Cup...
on a development contract in 2003 following a successful spell in the province's academy. He made his full Ireland
Ireland national rugby union team
The Ireland national rugby union team represents the island of Ireland in rugby union. The team competes annually in the Six Nations Championship and every four years in the Rugby World Cup, where they reached the quarter-final stage in all but two competitions The Ireland national rugby union...
debut against The Barbarians
Barbarian F.C.
The Barbarian Football Club, usually referred to as the Barbarians and nicknamed the "Baa-Baas", is an invitational rugby union team based in Britain...
on 27 May 2008 in an uncapped match at Kingsholm Stadium
Kingsholm Stadium
Kingsholm Stadium is a rugby union stadium in Gloucester, England, and is the home stadium of Gloucester Rugby. The stadium has a capacity of 16,500. It is sometimes nicknamed 'Castle Grim' after the estate where the stadium is built and also in reference to Gloucester's admirable home form...
in Gloucester and received his first cap as a sub against Canada
Canada national rugby union team
The Canada national rugby union team represents Canada in international rugby union. They are governed by Rugby Canada, and play in red and black. Canada is classified by the International Rugby Board as a tier two rugby nation. There are ten tier one nations, and seven tier two nations, the...
on 23 May 2009 in Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
.
In 2007 Caldwell was named in the IRFU's High Performance Select Group.
Caldwell has been named in Ireland's Churchill Cup
Churchill Cup
The Churchill Cup was an annual rugby union tournament, held in June, contested by representative men's teams from Canada, England, the United States, and other invited teams from a wide array of countries....
squad in both 2007 and 2008.
Ryan signed a 2 year contract for Bath Rugby for the 2011/12 season.