About Peter Ryan
Lived 1930 – 2026 (aged 95). Peter Ryan was a rugby union player.
Peter Henry Ryan (1 October 1930 – 24 January 2026) was an English international rugby union player.
Biography Ryan was head boy and football captain at Harrow School, where he also made the school's cricket XI and rugby XV.
A wing-forward, Ryan read engineering at the University of Cambridge and in 1953 scored two tries against the touring All Blacks as a member of the first XV. He captained London club Richmond.
Ryan, capped twice by England, played the opening two fixtures of the 1955 Five Nations Championship, a loss to Wales at Cardiff Arms Park and a draw against Ireland at Lansdowne Road.
Ryan died on 24 January 2026, at the age of 95.
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Who was Peter Ryan?
rugby player
When was Peter Ryan born?
Peter Ryan was born on 1 October 1930.
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Peter Ryan died on 24 January 2026.
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Peter Ryan was a rugby union player.
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· DBpedia: Peter Ryan (rugby union, born 1930)
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