John Ryan still has boxes to tick before he hangs up Munster boots

The prop recently signed a new one-year extension with Munster which will take him into a 15th season. 

VETERAN: John Ryan is set to make his 239th Munster appearance when his side face Edinburgh on Friday. Pic: Seb Daly/Sportsfile

John Ryan has not signed on for another year at Munster just to make up the numbers. The veteran prop had a one-year contract extension with the province announce this week, a deal which will take the Corkman and former Ireland international into a 15th season, by which time he will have turned 37.

Age, though, is just a number, according to Ryan, who said he still has plenty of ambitions to fulfil before he hangs up his boots. As he prepares for Munster appearance number 239 at home to Edinburgh this Friday night at Virgin Media Park, Ryan said: “I do think there's a bit in me… I just got a bit of hunger. I think I'm going well enough.