Con win completes Ryan’s hectic week

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Versatile prop Ryan, who can play at tighthead or loosehead, played 71 minutes of London Irish’s Aviva Premiership clash with Wasps last weekend, finishing up his three-week spell in the English capital. He then played 50 minutes in Munster A’s defeat to Connacht Eagles on Thursday, and 50 more for Con here on Saturday.

It may seem like anathema in the days of carefully managed player welfare, but you won’t hear the 24-year-old former CBC Cork man complaining.