Matt Ryan

Matthew John Ryan (born 13 January 1967) is an Australian former professional rugby union player.

Born in Sydney, Ryan attended Waverley College up until the ninth grade, when he moved to St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill, from where he won Australian Schools representative honours in 1985.

Ryan was a front rower and began in first-grade with West Harbour, before switching states in 1989 to play at Brisbane club Brothers. He earned Queensland selection in 1990 for a tour of Fiji. During the Ireland tour, Ryan scored Australia's only try in a narrow win over Connacht.

Ryan was a member of the Queensland Reds side that won the 1995 Super 10 title. He remained with the Reds for the first two seasons of the Super 12 competition and later coached Penrith in the Shute Shield.