John Ryan wants to leave Munster with fond memories

Five months on from being told there was no future for him in his home province, the 33-year-old could not be enjoying his rugby more

Sat, 07 May, 2022 - 07:45

Simon Lewis

There was once a time when a place on the bench for a big European game would have been not so easy to take but when you have experienced the season which John Ryan has with Munster, rolling with the punches is now part of the routine.

Five months on from being told there was no future for him in his home province, the 33-year-old could not be enjoying his rugby more. It made for a poor Christmas but that Ryan was so quick to find a new club for next season in Wasps restored some battered confidence as has the acceptance of his changing status in the tighthead prop pecking order at Munster.