James Ryall (born 14 November 1980) is an Irish hurler who plays for his local club Graigue–Ballycallan and at senior level for the Kilkenny county team from 2002 to 2010.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Séamas Ó Raghaill | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Right wing-back | ||
| Born |
14 November 1980 Ballycallan, County Kilkenny, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Nickname | Ryallers | ||
| Occupation | Sales representative | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Graigue–Ballycallan | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Kilkenny titles | 1 | ||
| Leinster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Ireland Titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2003–2010 | Kilkenny | 20 (0–00) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 7 | ||
| All-Irelands | 6 | ||
| NHL | 2 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
Biography
editJames Ryall was born in Kilmanagh, County Kilkenny in 1980. He was educated locally and later attended Coláiste Éamann Rís in Kilkenny, a well known hurling school. Here his hurling talents were quickly spotted and he won a Leinster Colleges' title with the school's senior hurling team. Ryall later attended the Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, where he was named Hurler of the Year in 2001. He currently[when?] works as a sales rep with Michael Lyng Motors Kilkenny.[citation needed]
Playing career
editClub
editRyall plays for his local Graigue–Ballycallan club. He had some success at underage level and was on the panel when his club won the county championship in 1998 and 2000.
Inter-county
editAlthough never having All-Ireland success at minor or under-21 level with Kilkenny, Ryall became a key member of the team after joining the panel in 2002. Within a year of joining the team he had won his first Leinster SHC and All-Ireland SHC titles, following wins over Wexford and Cork respectively. In 2004 Kilkenny were aiming to win a third All-Ireland SHC title in-a-row; however, Kilkenny ended that year without any major title. The team was back in 2005 with Ryall collecting his first National Hurling League medal,[2] as well as a second Leinster SHC title. Galway later defeated Kilkenny in an All-Ireland SHC semi-final. In 2006 Ryall won his third Leinster SHC medal, before later collecting his second All-Ireland medal following a win over Cork.
On 8 September 2010, speculation went around that Ryall was retiring from inter-county hurling defeat by Tipperary; however, it turned out originally that the report was misquoted. In December, 2010 Ryall confirmed his retirement from inter-county hurling.[3]
Honours
edit- Kilkenny
- All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship:
- Winner (6): 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
- Leinster Senior Hurling Championship:
- Winner (8): 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
- National Hurling League:
- Winner (5): 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2009
- Walsh Cup:
- Winner (4): 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
References
edit- ^ "Ryall calls time on Cats career". RTÉ. 20 December 2010. Archived from the original on 23 December 2010.
- ^ "Cats exude class dispensing with Tipp". RTÉ. 24 April 2005. Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
- ^ "SportsNewsIreland". sportsnewsireland.com.[dead link]