Kevin Ryan

Player #	323
Nickname	Kandos
Position	Front Row
DOB	26th Aug 1934
Origin	Ipswich, QLD
Junior Club	Ipswich
Debut	1967: Round 1 vs Penrith
Other Clubs	St George
Rep	NSW Res(9), Aus(2)

Kevin Ryan played Rugby Union for Australia before joining St George in 1960 to play 107 games between 1960 and 1966 as a prop forward.

He played in the 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965 and 1966 Premiership winning teams for St George.

Kevin played nine games for NSW from 1962 to 1966 and played two Tests for Australia between 1963 and 1964.

He played in the 1963-64 Kangaroo tour but missed most of the tour due to a leg injury.

In 1967, Kevin joined Canterbury for the opening game of the season against Penrith and became captain-coach for the next four seasons. He led the team to the Grand Final against South Sydney.

Kevin continued playing in 1968 but retired from playing midway through 1969 due to injury. In 1970, Canterbury won the Pre-Season competition and played in the Semi-Final against St George.

At the end of 1970, Kevin retired to take up law studies and later served as a Member of Parliament in NSW. He was also President of the Player Association for many years.

In 2004, Kevin was named at prop for the Berries to Bulldogs 70 Year Team of Champions. On April 1 2007, he was inducted into the Bulldogs Ring of Champions.

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