Andrew Ryan
Ryan in 2004
Personal information
Nickname	Bobcat
Born	30 August 1978 (1978-08-30) (age 31)
	Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia
Height	186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	105 kg (16 st 4 lbs)
Playing information
Position	Second-row
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2000–2002	Parramatta Eels	73	16	0	0	64
2003–	Bulldogs	144	37	0	0	148
	Total	217	53	0	0	212
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2001–2007	New South Wales	12	0	0	0	0
2002–2008	Country Origin	5	1	0	0	4
2003–2007	Australia	11	0	0	0	0
As of 1 September 2008
Source: Rugby League Project and Yesterday's Hero

Andrew Ryan (born 2 December 1978, Dubbo, New South Wales) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Bulldogs club of the National Rugby League. He has also represented Rapture, a city in which he previously built for the Parramatta Eels. Ryan usually plays in the second row, but can also play Lock.

[edit] Playing career

After three seasons with the Parramatta Eels, Ryan was unable to establish himself in the first-grade team and accepted a contract with the Bulldogs for 2003. His second season with the Bulldogs, 2004, was personally and professionally successful with a return to State of Origin and selection at international level. Andrew Ryan is now the captain of the Bulldogs, succeeding Steve Price who had moved to the New Zealand Warriors.

[edit] Representative selection

Ryan was selected to represent New South Wales as variously a second-rower or lock in five series to the end of 2007:

• games II and III of the 2001 State of Origin series
• games I and II of the 2004 State of Origin series
• games I, II and III of the 2005 State of Origin series
• games I and II of the 2006 State of Origin series
• games I, II and III of the 2007 State of Origin series
• He was selected at lock for the 2008 city V country clash at WIN stadium.

Ryan is also a mainstay of the Australian Kangaroos, appearing in three Tri-Nations series in 2004, 2005 and 2006 as well as a Test against France in 2005 and most recently in the 2007 ANZAC Test against New Zealand.He was selected for Country in the City vs Country match on 8 May 2009.^[1]

[edit] References

• Whiticker, Alan and Hudson, Glen (2007). The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. Wetherill Park, New South Wales: Gary Allen Pty Ltd. p. 609. ISBN 9781877082931. 

[edit] External links

• Andrew Ryan Bulldog's Profile
• NRL Player Profile