Ryan already turning setbacks into driving forces

James Ryan has quickly turned the page on the stellar season that earned him the Guinness Rugby Writers Ireland Player of the Year, which he collected at a gala event in Dublin last night.

The Leinster and Ireland second-row powerhouse was honoured by Irish rugby media members and their guests at the Guinness Storehouse as the game’s great and good gathered to celebrate a memorable 2018-19 season and look forward in eager anticipation to the World Cup campaign just around the corner.