Tommy Ryan (rugby league)
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Tommy Ryan is an Australia
n former rugby league
footballer. A prolific try scorer, He played in Sydney's New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership with the St. George club
throughout the 1950s and also represented Australia.
Originally from Inverell, New South Wales
, Ryan represented New South Wales against the American 'All Stars' in 1953. Tommy Ryan scored 24 tries in 20 matches whilst on tour with the 1952/53 Kangaroos. Ryan made his first Grand Final appearance for the Dragons in 1953. In 1955 he played in Queensland and represented the state. He played in the 1956 and 1957 Grand Final victories and was the competition's leading try scorer in 1956 (19 tries) and 1957 (26 tries, in just 19 matches); the latter standing as a St. George club record.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n former rugby league
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. A prolific try scorer, He played in Sydney's New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership with the St. George club
St. George Dragons
The St George Dragons was an Australian Rugby league football club in St George, Sydney, New South Wales that played in Australia's top-level Rugby league competition from New South Wales Rugby Football League in 1921 until 1998; in 1999 they formed a joint venture with the Illawarra Steelers,...
throughout the 1950s and also represented Australia.
Originally from Inverell, New South Wales
Inverell, New South Wales
Inverell is a town in northern New South Wales, Australia, situated on the Macintyre River. It is also the centre of Inverell Shire. Inverell is located on the Gwydir Highway on the western slopes of the Northern Tablelands. It has a temperate climate...
, Ryan represented New South Wales against the American 'All Stars' in 1953. Tommy Ryan scored 24 tries in 20 matches whilst on tour with the 1952/53 Kangaroos. Ryan made his first Grand Final appearance for the Dragons in 1953. In 1955 he played in Queensland and represented the state. He played in the 1956 and 1957 Grand Final victories and was the competition's leading try scorer in 1956 (19 tries) and 1957 (26 tries, in just 19 matches); the latter standing as a St. George club record.