Dean Ryan
| Full name | Dean Ryan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 22 June 1966 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Tuxford, Nottinghamshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 17 st 0 lb (108 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position(s) | Number 8 | ||
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| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 1989-1995 1995-1997 1997-1998 1998-2000 |
Saracens London Wasps Newcastle Falcons Bristol Rugby |
56 30 28 |
(54) (20) (15) |
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 1990-1998 | England | 6 | () |
| Teams coached | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2000-2002 2002-2005 2005-2009 2012-2013 2013-2016 2014 |
Bristol Rugby Gloucester (asst coach) Gloucester (head coach) Scotland (asst coach) Worcester Warriors Barbarians |
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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. He was appointed DOR (Director of Rugby) at Worcester Warriors on 17 April 2013. He was released from this role on 30 June 2016.
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 (96-97), and captained Newcastle to league success on the first attempt during the 97-98 season, making 21 appearances. He was awarded six England caps during his career with his International debut against Argentina in 1990.
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 believed that he had not yet finished his work at the club. Under Ryan's guidance Gloucester Rugby 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.
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