James Ryan is an international Irish professional rugby union player. His nickname is Ryan. Ryan’s playing position is Lock.
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His age and height
Ryan was born on 24 July 1996, age 29 (as of 2025) and his birthplace is Blackrock, Dublin, Ireland. His height is 6 feet 8 inches or 2.03m.
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Ryan’s Wife or girlfriend
Ryan has a long-term relationship and his girlfriend’s name is Sarah Cannon. Now, they live in Dublin in a luxurious house.
Ryan’s biography details, net worth, salary, and family details here.
His Salary and Net worth
His present salary is around $2,832,404 per year. Ryan is an Irish Rugby Union player with a net worth of $4 Million to USD 10 Million.
Ryan’s Rugby Union career, and National career
In the season of 2015-16, Ryan maintains the Ireland U20 team as captain. Only his effort Ireland U20 team reached the World Rugby U20 Championship 2016 final.
Ryan was named in Leinster in 2017 but he didn’t play for his injury in the season of 2016–17. Again he contracted in Leinster for the season of 2017–18.
On 2 September 2017, he made his first competitive debut against Dragons in 2017–18 for the Leinster.
His international career
Ryan was selected for Ireland’s senior squad with the help of Joe Schmidt before the tour of Japan and the United States in 2017.
Ryan made his first test debut against the United States on 10 June 2017. He is the second Irish player who made a senior debut before the provincial debut.
Rayan was selected as Irish captain for the first time after losing to England in the tour of the Autumn Nations Cup 2017.
James Ryan’s biography, family, and Rugby career details
| James Ryan's biography, height, net worth, salary, wife, rugby career, and more | |
|---|---|
| His Height, weight, age, and religion | |
| Full name | James Ryan |
| Nickname | Ryan |
| profession | Rugby Union player |
| Height in m or cm | 203cm or 2.03m |
| Height in feet | 6 feet 8 inches |
| Weight in Ibs | 254 lb |
| Weight in kg | 115 kg |
| Hair color | black |
| Haircut | Small |
| Eye color | Black |
| Date of birth | 1996-07-24 00:00:00 |
| age | 27 years (as of 2023) |
| Nationality | Irish |
| His house | Dublin, Ireland |
| His Rugby union career, team, and news | |
| career start date | 2017 |
| Positions | Lock |
| Career in club | Leinster 2017-present |
| Apps and Points in the club | Leinster 115 in 40 Points. |
| National team career | Ireland U20 2016, Ireland 2017-present |
| Apps and Points in national team | Ireland U20 Apps- 9 Points- 10, Ireland Apps- 41 Points 15. |
| British and Irish Lions | N/A |
| Education and wages | |
| School | St Michael's College |
| University/College | University College Dublin |
| Salary | 2832404 |
| Net worth | $4 Million to $10 Million USD |
| His Family and favourite things | |
| father | Mark |
| mother | Clare |
| Brother | twin brother Mark, and younger brother David |
| Sister | Unknown |
| Marital status | Single |
| Wife | N/A |
| Marriage date | N/A |
| Children | N/A |
| girlfriend | Sarah Cannon |
| Religion | Unknown |
| Favourite color | Blue and Black |
| Favourite animal | Dog, and Cat |
| Favourite song | Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars |
| Hobbies | Swimming and playing video games |
| Favourite games | Football, and Rugby |
FAQ’s
What province does James Ryan play for?
Ryan played for Leinster to come back from his injury in the tournament of Heineken Champions Cup and he leads the battle province.
Who is the best rugby player in the world?
The world’s best rugby player is considered Antoine Dupont as of 2021.
Who is the best Irish rugby player?
Rory Best is a world-famous rugby player and also he was the best former captain of the Irish national rugby team.
