| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Fergal Ó Riain | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Right corner-back | ||
| Born |
17 February 1972 Blackrock, County Cork, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Nickname | Ryano | ||
| Occupation | Sales representative | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
1990–2014 | Blackrock | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Cork titles | 3 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1992–2002 | Cork | 17 (0-00) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 2 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NHL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 1 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 16:42, 2 August 2014. | |||
Fergal Ryan (born 17 February 1972) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a right corner-back for the Cork senior team.[1]
Born in Blackrock, Cork, Ryan first played competitive hurling whilst at school at Coláiste Chríost Rí. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Cork minor hurling team, before later joining the under-21 side. He made his senior debut during the 1992–93 National Hurling League. Ryan went on to win one All-Ireland medal, two Munster medals and one National Hurling League medal.
As a member of the Munster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions, Ryan won one Railway Cup medal. At club level he has a three-time championship medallist with Blackrock.
His uncle, Terry Kelly, had a lengthy career with Cork and Dublin.[2]
Throughout his career Ryan made 17 championship appearances for Cork. He retired from inter-county hurling following the conclusion of the 2002 championship.