Dean Ryan

Dean Ryan

Full name	Dean Ryan
Date of birth	22 June 1966 (1966-06-22) (age 45)
Place of birth	Tuxford, Nottinghamshire, England
Height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight	17 st 0 lb (108 kg)
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Number 8
Professional / senior clubs
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1989-1995	Saracens Wasps Newcastle Bristol	56	(54)
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1990-1998	England	6
Coaching career
Years	Club / team
	Bristol Gloucester Rugby
Rugby union career

Dean Ryan is a former corporal in the Corp of Royal Engineers and England Rugby Union Number 8, and was Head Coach at Guinness Premiership side Gloucester Rugby.

Playing career

During his on-field career Ryan played for Saracens, Wasps, Newcastle and Bristol. Regarded as one of the most competitive and robust forwards of his generation he saw league success twice during his career with Wasps (89-90), and captained Newcastle to league success on the first attempt during the 97-98 season. He was awarded six England caps during his career with his International debut against Argentina in 1990.

Coaching career

Ryan moved into coaching while at Bristol, taking the reins at the club for the beginning of the 2000-01 season, and took the club to the Zurich Championship Final in 2002 where they lost to Gloucester Rugby. Ryan moved to Gloucester Rugby after this as Assistant Head Coach under Nigel Melville. Following Melville's departure from Gloucester Rugby in 2005, Ryan was appointed to the Head Coach role which he held through the 2008-09 season.

During his time at Gloucester Rugby, Ryan has assembled a team featuring a number of highly talented youngsters, and has put together a back-line considered by many to be one of the most exciting in English club rugby. Following the dismissal of Andy Robinson as England head coach, Dean Ryan was amongst the favourites to be his successor. However Ryan stated that he was committed to his role at Gloucester Rugby and had not considered leaving as he believes that he has not yet finished his work at the club. Under Ryan's guidance Gloucester Rugby has enjoyed three successful seasons, and began the 2007-08 campaign as favourites for the Guinness Premiership - which ultimately Gloucester failed to live up to - losing at home to Leicester in the Play Off semi final.

Unfortunately Ryan has failed to deliver the anticipated trophies at Gloucester. A few Gloucester fans credit this lack of success to poor tactics; others, however, attribute the lack of success to disruptive influences. On 11 June 2009, Gloucester announced that Ryan had left the club by mutual consent.^[1]

References

1. ^ Wood, Duncan (11 June 2009). "Gloucester Rugby and Dean Ryan part company". Gloucester Rugby. http://www.gloucesterrugby.co.uk/news/5054.php. Retrieved 2009-06-11. 

External links

• Wasps profile

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Name	Ryan, Dean
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Date of birth	22 June 1966
Place of birth	Tuxford, Nottinghamshire, England
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