After the hat-trick on his debut as a starter last weekend, the Reds winger confirms himself with a brace against the Crusaders
Super Rugby: Tim Ryan again, the new star of Australian rugby
“Tim Ryan, write down this guy’s name,” said Sonny Bill Williams in his new role as an Australian television commentator a week ago.
The Tim Ryan in question had just scored a hat-trick to his name on the day of his debut as a starter with the Reds in Super Rugby, putting the Blues’ rearguard to the test and in particular badly beating an ace like the All Blacks winger Mark Telea in a direct comparison.
Fast forward a week later and the same Tim Ryan did it again: a brace for the young Australian against the Crusaders, closing with two beautiful finishes the actions embroidered by his teammates in the first victory of the 2000s for the Queensland team over the reigning champions of the championship.
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Let’s write Tim Ryan’s name in the notebook of the young people to keep an eye on, then. Born in 2003, able-bodied physique in terms of size but not in athletic terms, where he has the support and speed of a phenomenon. He participated in the Youth World Cup with Australia U20 last year, scoring two tries against New Zealand.
A child of the pays: was born and raised in Brisbane, the most important city in Queensland. Until 2024 he played rugby for Brothers Old Boys, a good club in the first division of the state. Selected for this year’s Super Rugby Pacific, he made his debut in the third round against the Chiefs and played a further 18 minutes of rugby against the Highlanders on 19 April.
Then, last week, the bang: starting for the first time against the Blues, three tries zigzagging uncatchable between the opposing shirts. And now the reply, reaching 5 tries in 160 minutes of play. In the brace against the Crusaders he first closed a sensational counterattack from his team’s own ten meters and then brilliantly finished off a kick from winger Lawson Creighton, passing Johnny McNicholl at double speed and bringing down Rivez Reihana on the line.
Tim Ryan’s brace against the Crusaders
The three tries against the Blues
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