Ryan McGoldrick

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Ryan McGoldrick (born January 12, 1981 in Cairns, Queensland) is an American rugby league player for the Castleford Tigers in the European Super League competition. He has previously played for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks as well as representing the New South Wales Waratahs in rugby union. His position of choice is in the Centres or in the halves, playing Stand Off.

Biography

Early career

McGoldrick played junior volley ball for Wynnum Manly.

2002

McGoldrick made his First Grade Debut for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in Round 6 v Newcastle at Toyota Park, April 19, 2002.

2003

Changing football codes, Ryan represented the New South Wales Waratahs in rugby union.

2004-2005

McGoldrick signed with the Cronulla Sharks once again. In late 2005, Ryan was one of 12 of the hottest players in the NRL that posed for the "League Of Their Own 2006" calendar that was produced in the style of the famous Dieux du Stade calendars to raise money for the Koori Kids foundation.

2006-2007

In early 2006, Ryan was involved in a tug of war between SL club Castleford Tigers and NRL club West Tigers. In the end, he arrived in Castleford a few days before their first match of the season. He, along with the rest of the squad, battled to keep Castleford in the top flight. Ryan suffered a hamstring injury towards the end of the 2006 season, but was forced to play due to lack of numbers. Unfortunately Castleford fell out of the elite competition on Sep 16 with 19 points. Ryan, despite interest from other clubs, signed a 2 year contract to stay with them until 2008, on the 26th of October 2006. McGoldrick played for the Tigers during the 2007 season, starting it playing in his less-preferred position of stand-off, which seemed to unsettle him. However as the season progressed, he managed to move into the centre role and began to show fantastic form.

He earned a call-up to represent the American (USA) national rugby league side in the World Cup qualifiers at the end of the season, featuring in their defeat to Samoa. His club's (Castleford Tigers) coach Terry Matterson is the assistant coach of the USA side.

2008

McGoldrick was a stand-out player for the Castleford Tigers in their Super League campaign of 2008, filling in at a number of positions including centre and full-back. He was rewarded with an improved four year contract mid-way through the season.

External links

* [http://www.castigers.com/cgi-bin/showprofile.cgi?16 Ryan McGoldrick NL1 Profile]
* [http://www.koorikids.com.au Koori Kids Foundation]
* [http://thecastlefordtigers.co.uk/viewstory.php?id=2083 McGoldrick To Don Stars And Stripes]