James Ryan rugby player
James Ryan rugby player

James Ryan

24th Jul 1996 2.01m/107kg No 5 Lock

Leinster’s route to Champions Cup final

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Leinster Rugby reached their seventh Heineken Champions Cup final last weekend with their semi-final drubbing of Stade Toulousain. Here we look at how they booked their slot for an Aviva Stadium date...

Leinster welcome back Charlie Ngatai for the Champions Cup Semi Final

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Leinster Rugby team, proudly sponsored by Bank of Ireland, to take on Toulouse in the Semi-Final of the Heineken Champions Cup, on Saturday afternoon in Aviva Stadium, has been named by Leo Cullen...

Preview: Bulls vs Leinster

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Bulls stopped the rot in spectacular fashion last week as they hammered Zebre to claim their first win in five games in the United Rugby Championship. They scored 78 points in that encounter but this...

URC Round 18 Stats: Bulls vs Leinster

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

A look at the match stats ahead of round 18 of the United Rugby Championship.  Bulls   Kurt-Lee Arendse made six offloads at the weekend - more than any other player and the second-highest...

James Ryan Extends IRFU Contract to 2025

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Ireland’s James Ryan has signed a two-year IRFU contract extension up to the end of the 2024/25 season. Ryan has become a central figure in the Ireland squad’s leadership group in recent...

Team Announcement: Leinster vs Tigers

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Leinster Rugby team to take on Leicester Tigers in the Quarter-Final of the Heineken Champions Cup, on Friday evening in Aviva Stadium, has been named by Leo Cullen (KO: 8pm – live on RTÉ2,...

Champions Cup Preview: Leinster Vs Leicester Tigers

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Leicester Tigers will be looking to be the first club to inflict defeat on Leinster Rugby this season when they meet in the Heineken Champions Cup quarter-finals at Dublin’s Aviva Stadium on Friday...

James Ryan to captain Leinster

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Leinster Rugby team, proudly sponsored by Bank of Ireland, to take on Ulster Rugby in the Round of 16 of the Heineken Champions Cup, on Saturday evening in a sold-out Aviva Stadium, has been named...

Six Nations: Official 2023 Team of the Tournament

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The votes have been rounded up and the coveted spots in the XV have now been revealed, with seven of the pack belonging to this year’s champions. A further three are part of a backline which also...

Preview: Ireland v England

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Dublin is ready for one hell of a party. 140 years since the first Home Nations was played, Ireland stand on the precipice of a first Grand Slam in their biggest city – and on St.Patrick’s...