title: Paddy Ryan (rugby union, born 1988)
text: # Paddy Ryan (rugby union, born 1988)
  
  Paddy Ryan (born 9 August 1988) is an Australian rugby union player who plays as a tight-head prop. Ryan played eight seasons for the New South Wales Waratahs, where he surpassed one hundred caps in Super Rugby. He was also capped for the Australian national team.
  
  ## Early life
  
  Ryan was born and raised in Tamworth in northern New South Wales. He went to St. Nicholas primary school before attending St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill in Sydney, Australia as a boarding student.
  
  ## Professional rugby career
  
  Ryan made his senior debut for the Waratahs during the 2011 Super Rugby season against the Chiefs. Leaving the Waratahs in 2018, Ryan subsequently played for the Munakata Sanix Blues in the Japan Rugby League One, and the San Diego Legion in Major League Rugby (MLR). Ryan re-signed for the Waratahs in 2022.
  
  