Munster man John Ryan impresses for high-flying Chiefs in New Zealand:
LEINSTER WING JAMES Lowe knows the key reason for his beloved Chiefs making a perfect start to the Super Rugby Pacific season.
Munster were then keen to extend that deal until the end of this season but the Chiefs turned Ryan’s head. The Kiwi franchise had lost All Blacks tighthead Angus Ta’avao to injury and convinced Ryan to make the move across the globe. “My secret talent is fooling teams into signing me for all my career,” joked Ryan in a recent interview with a young Chiefs fan for the Super Kids round of the competition, while also revealing that his favourite colour is blue.On top of all the upheaval with his rugby, Ryan and his wife, Zita, welcomed their third child into the world in January just before he made the move to New Zealand. Ryan’s entire family joined him several weeks later so they’re all getting a new experience.
The Cork man is a strong defender and we get an example of that below as he finds himself on the left edge of the Chiefs’ defence against Moana Pasifika. The Irish prop is also comfortable at handling the ball. Passing is something that all forwards in New Zealand are expected to do and it’s also a skill that all forwards in the Ireland squad are expected to do.
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