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Bruce Ryan

Playing Career

All information provided below is based only on data available in the RLP database and should be used as a guide only.

Vital Statistics

Full Name
Bruce Loyola Ryan
Born
Thursday, 7th July, 1921
Died
Tuesday, 25th June, 2002 (Aged 80 years and 353 days)
Place Of Birth
Newtown, New South Wales, Australia

Known Family Links

Brother
William Ryan

Competitions Won

NSW City vs Country Firsts
1946
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL)
1943
Bulimba Cup
1944

Biography

Champion GPS sprinter used his speed to great effect on the wing for Newtown in the 1940s. Ryan, who spent a short time with Toowoomba before the outbreak of World War II, played in Newtown's thrashing of Norths in the 1943 grand final. He spent the 1947-48 season playing for Leeds in England and was later a first grade coach at Norths (1956). Ryan was the arbiter of the Australian selection panel in the early 1970s.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Representative Career - International   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Tour Matches Hull FCHUL - 1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Representative Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NSW City vs Country Firsts 1 1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
NSW City vs Country 1 1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Bulimba Cup 1 2 - 2 1-1 - - - 3 - - - 2 - - 100.00% List
Club Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) 1 38 - 38 27-27 - - - 81 - - - 22 13 3 57.89% List
NRL Finals - 3 - 3 1-1 - - - 3 - - - 1 2 - 33.33% List
Overall   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
First Class  40 - 40 27-27 - - - 81 - - - 23 14 3 57.50% List

Australia - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Sydney Firsts 1941   1 - 1 2-2 - - - 6 - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Army Firsts 1943   1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Toowoomba 1944   2 - 2 1-1 - - - 3 - - - 2 - - 100.00% List
NSW City Firsts 1946   1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Year

Team Season   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NewtownNewtown 19411941 NSWRFL   12 - 1210-10 - - - 30 - - - 4 6 2 33.33% List
NewtownNewtown 19431943 NSWRFL   11 - 119-9 - - - 27 - - - 8 2 1 72.73% List
NewtownNewtown 19441944 NSWRFL   1 - 1--- - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
NewtownNewtown 19461946 NSWRFL   13 - 138-8 - - - 24 - - - 9 4 - 69.23% List
NewtownNewtown 19471947 NSWRFL   1 - 1--- - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Newtown 1941, 1943-44, 1946-47   38 - 38 27-27 - - - 81 - - - 22 13 3 57.89% List

Your Say

  • Raymond Fletcher
    6 Jan 2012 4:04am

    Ryan played for Hull from 1947 to 1950. Scored 60 tries in 84 matches. Transferred to Leeds in 1950 for a then record £4,750 and scored 42 tries in 57 matches over two seasons.

  • Anonymous
    13 Nov 2014 4:10am

    Bruce Ryan was a great favourite at the Boulevard, Hull,before moving to Leeds.
    He was my first Rugby League Hero, when I was a young boy.
    Reginald Mann

  • James Fisher.
    23 Oct 2018 3:45pm

    I can confirm that Bruce Ryan played for Hull FC from 1947-1950 before transferring to Leeds.Was there ,aged 10, among the estimated 4000 crowd at Paragon station when he arrived in Hull. He became my favourite Hull player and I went to almost every home match he played in during his 3 seasons at the club.

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