Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Tómas Ó Rian | ||
Sport | Hurling | ||
Position | Corner Forward/Full-Forward | ||
Born |
Tallow, County Waterford |
19 September 1989 ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
Nickname | Tommy, Tom, Tommo, Ryano | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
2006–present | Tallow | ||
Club titles | |||
Waterford titles | 0 | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2009– 2009– 2009– |
Waterford (WCC) Waterford (NHL) Waterford (AI) |
5 (1–6) 11 (1–2) 1 (0–0) |
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Inter-county titles | |||
Munster titles | 1 | ||
All-Irelands | 0 | ||
NHL | 0 | ||
All Stars | 0 |
Thomas Ryan (born 19 September 1989 in Tallow, County Waterford) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Tallow and with the Waterford senior inter-county team.
Ryan plays his club hurling with his local club Tallow in Waterford. He has played with Tallow/Cois Bride from underage upwards. Ryan has enjoyed little success with Tallow, however he was part of the 2008 under-21(B) team who won the Western hurling title. He also was part of the Minor(b) team who won the 2007 Western Hurling title.
In 2007 Cois Bhride made it to the county under 18 hurling (B) final where it ended in a draw against St Marys, Ryan was said to be one of the most skillful hurlers playing that day contributing 7points. In 2007 Thomas Ryan played corner forward for the Tallow senior team. He helped them defeat Stradbally by contributing 7 points from play. 2 weeks later Tallow played Lismore in the club championship and won by a single point. Thomas Ryan helped accomplish this by adding 1–2, getting one point from a free. Tallow eventually made it to the Quarter Finals of the Top Oil County Senior Hurling Championship, where they played Abbeyside, where Ryans contribution of 3 points from play was not enough to secure a win.
In 2008 Tallow bet Ballyduff Upper very well, 3–16 to 14 points with Thomas Ryan scoring 0–1. The 5 May Tallow played Fourmilewater where it ended in a draw, with Thomas Ryan scoring the game's only goal(1–1). Thomas Ryans' Tallow had already qualified for the knockout stages of the Senior Club championship when they lost to Stradbally, Ryan being Tallow's top scorer and getting 7 points. Tallow drew Ballygunner in the quarter finals and beat them by 2 points, this time Thomas Ryan scored 0–6 (0–5 frees and 0–1 sideline). Tallow lost the semi final to eventual winners and All Ireland runners-up De La Salle, while Thomas Ryan contributed 0–3 of his sides 2–3.