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Donnacha Ryan was born on 11 December, 1983 in Nenagh, Ireland, is an Irish rugby union player. Discover Donnacha Ryan's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 40 years old?

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Age 40 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 11 December, 1983
Birthday 11 December
Birthplace Nenagh, Ireland
Nationality Ireland

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Donnacha Ryan Height, Weight & Measurements

At 40 years old, Donnacha Ryan height is 2.01m and Weight 115 kg.

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Height 2.01m
Weight 115 kg
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He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.

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Donnacha Ryan Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Donnacha Ryan worth at the age of 40 years old? Donnacha Ryan’s income source is mostly from being a successful player. He is from Ireland. We have estimated Donnacha Ryan's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
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Timeline

1983

Donnacha Ryan (born 11 December 1983) is an Irish former rugby union player and current coach.

2002

Ryan went to school at CBS Nenagh and played all his underage rugby with Nenagh Ormond, representing Munster and Irish Youths, before moving to St Munchin's College in Limerick, where he was a key member of the side that won the Munster Schools Rugby Senior Cup in 2002.

Ryan originally began playing rugby at the age of 17 in order to bulk up and earn selection for the Tipperary Minor Hurling team, but instead ended up pursuing rugby.

2004

At the age of 20, Ryan made his debut for Munster against Ospreys on 3 September 2004 during a Celtic League fixture.

2005

He joined Limerick amateur club Shannon, who play in the All-Ireland League, and won an AIL League medal with the club in the 2005–06 season.

2007

He made his Heineken Cup debut against Scarlets on 16 December 2007.

He played for Munster in their 2007–08 Heineken Cup semi-final against Saracens, and was on the bench for the 2008 Heineken Cup Final against Toulouse, which Munster won 16–13.

2008

Ryan was part of the Munster squad that won the 2008–09 Celtic League, and he added a second Celtic League winners medal to his collection when Munster beat arch-rivals, and newly crowned Heineken Cup champions, Leinster 19–9 in the 2011 Celtic League Grand Final.

He made his debut for the Irish national team on 22 November 2008 in a test against Argentina in Croke Park, Dublin.

2009

Ryan missed out on selection for the Ireland senior squad for the 2009 Six Nations Championship, and had to wait until the 2009 Summer Tests to play for Ireland again, earning caps against Canada and the USA.

He was named in the squad for the 2009 November Tests, but did not earn any caps during the series.

2010

Named in Ireland's squad for the 2010 Six Nations Championship, Ryan made his Six Nations debut against Italy on 6 February 2010 as a replacement.

He made another replacement appearance against France on 13 February, but did not feature in the rest of the tournament.

He missed out on selection for Ireland's 2010 Summer Tour, but was back for Ireland during the 2010 November Tests and made appearances off the bench against South Africa and Samoa.

2011

After the 2011 Rugby World Cup, he began to regularly partner Paul O'Connell in the Munster pack, particularly during the 2011–12 Heineken Cup, keeping Donncha O'Callaghan on the bench.

He also won the Munster Player of the Year award for the 2011–12 season.

Ryan missed out on selection for Ireland's squad for the 2011 Six Nations Championship, but was named in the training squad for the 2011 Rugby World Cup.

He made his first start for Ireland in the World Cup warm-up against Scotland on 6 August 2011, as well as playing against France and England.

He won selection in the final 30-man squad for the tournament in New Zealand, and made three appearances at the tournament, including a start against Russia and bench appearances against Italy and Wales.

2012

It was announced on 13 March 2012 that Ryan had signed a contract extension with the IRFU.

On 8 April 2012, Ryan won his 100th cap for Munster in the 2011–12 Heineken Cup quarter-final against Ulster.

Ryan started all of Munster's 2012–13 Heineken Cup pool games and was a crucial player in getting them through to the semi-finals.

He was selected in Ireland's 24-man squad for the 2012 Six Nations Championship.

He came off the bench against Wales, Italy and France, and made his first Six Nations start in the Round 4 game against Scotland, in which he was named man of the match.

Ryan started in all of Ireland's tests against New Zealand in June 2012, as part the 2012 Tour of New Zealand, and the tests against South Africa and Argentina on November 2012.

2013

In December 2013, Ryan signed a new three-year contract with Munster.

Ryan continued to hold down the Ireland number 5 jersey going into the 2013 Six Nations Championship, starting against Wales, England Scotland, France, and Italy.

2014

Ryan was added to Ireland's squad for the 2014 Six Nations Championship on 17 February 2014.

2015

Ryan was named in the 45-man training squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup on 24 June 2015.

He started in the first World Cup warm-up against Wales on 8 August 2015.

Ryan came off the bench in the third warm-up game against Wales on 29 August 2015.

2016

On 1 October 2016, Ryan earned his 150th cap for Munster during the 2016–17 Pro12 fixture against Zebre.

2017

Ryan spent most of his career representing his native province Munster, spending 13 seasons at the club, before moving to French club Racing 92 in 2017, where he spent the final four seasons of his playing career before retiring and joining the coaching team at La Rochelle ahead of the 2021–22 season.

He played primarily as a lock, but could also play as a flanker.

On 27 May, Ryan made his final appearance for Munster when he started against Scarlets in the 2017 Pro12 Grand Final in the Aviva Stadium, Dublin.

On 19 May 2017, it was announced that Ryan would be leaving Munster upon the conclusion on the 2016–17 season to join French Top 14 side Racing 92.

A neck hernia ruled Ryan out until the end of November 2017, though he made his Racing debut on 3 December 2017 and started against his former club Munster on 14 January 2018.

2020

Ryan featured as a replacement for Racing 92 in the 2020 European Rugby Champions Cup Final against English club Exeter Chiefs on 17 October, which the Parisian side narrowly lost 31–27.

Ryan's final game for Racing 92 was their 19–6 defeat against Ronan O'Gara's La Rochelle in the semi-finals of the 2020–21 Top 14 season on 18 June 2021.

Ryan represented Ireland at Youth U18 level and at U21.