Ryan Caldwell
Full name | Ryan Caldwell | ||
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Date of birth | 1 September 1984 | ||
Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||
Height | 2 m (6 ft 6 1⁄2 in) | ||
Weight | 112 kilograms (17.6 st)[1] | ||
School | Royal Belfast Academical Institution | ||
Rugby union career | |||
Current status | |||
Position(s) | Lock | ||
Current team | Exeter Chiefs | ||
Playing career | |||
Position | Lock | ||
Amateur clubs | |||
Years | Club / team | ||
Dungannon | |||
Professional / senior clubs | |||
Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
2005–2011 2011–2014 2014– |
Ulster Bath Exeter Chiefs |
80 50 11 |
(15) (10) (0) |
correct as of 29 November 2014. | |||
National team(s) | |||
Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
2007-2010 2009- |
Ireland U21 Ireland Wolfhounds Ireland |
11 2 |
(10) (0) |
correct as of 31 May 2009. |
Ryan Caldwell (born 1 September 1984) is an Irish rugby union footballer. He plays for Exeter Chiefs in the English Premiership. Caldwell joined Ulster on a development contract in 2003 following a successful spell in the province's academy. He joined Bath before the 2011-12 season where he played for three seasons.
He made his full Ireland debut against The Barbarians on 27 May 2008 in an uncapped match at Kingsholm Stadium in Gloucester and received his first cap as a sub against Canada on 23 May 2009 in Vancouver.
In 2007 Caldwell was named in the IRFU's High Performance Select Group. Caldwell has been named in Ireland's Churchill Cup squad in both 2007 and 2008. He signed a 2-year contract for Bath Rugby for the 2011-12 season. On 28 May 2014, Caldwell signed for West County rivals Exeter Chiefs on a one-year contract for the 2014-15 season.[2]
References
- ↑ "Aviva Premiership Rugby - Bath Rugby". web page. Premier Rugby. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
- ↑ "Exeter Chiefs sign Bath's Ireland second-row Ryan Caldwell". BBC Sport. 28 May 2014.