Peter Ryan (rugby union, born 1930)
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Full namePeter Henry Ryan
Born1 October 1930
Bucklow, England
Died24 January 2026 (aged 95)
SchoolHarrow School
| Full name | Peter Henry Ryan | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 1 October 1930 Bucklow, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | 24 January 2026 (aged 95) | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Harrow School | ||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Cambridge | ||||||||||||||||
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Peter Henry Ryan (1 October 1930 – 24 January 2026) was an English international rugby union player.
Ryan was head boy and football captain at Harrow School, where he also made the school's cricket XI and rugby XV.[1]
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.[2]
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.[3]
Ryan died on 24 January 2026, at the age of 95.[4]