Gus Ryan

Augustine Ryan (born 1966) is an Irish hurling manager and former player. At club level, he played with Claughaun and at inter-county level with the Limerick senior hurling team.

Gussie Ryan

Personal information
Irish name	Agaistín Ó Riain
Sport	Hurling
Position	Left wing-forward
Born	1966 Limerick, Ireland
Nickname	Gussie
Occupation	Clerical officer
Club(s)
Years	Club
	Claughaun
Club titles
	Football	Hurling
Limerick titles	1	1
Inter-county(ies)*
Years	County	Apps (scores)
1988-1993	Limerick	5 (0-2)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles	0
All-Irelands	0
NHL	0
All Stars	0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 20:44, 26 August 2012.

Playing career

Ryan played hurling at all grades as a student at Limerick CBS. He was part of the school's senior team that lost to St Finbarr's College in the final of the Dr Harty Cup in 1984.^[1]

At club level, Ryan began his career as a dual player at juvenile and underage levels with Claughaun, winning Limerick U21AHC medals in 1984 and 1987. He was part of the Claughaun teams that claimed a SHC-SFC double in 1986.^[2][3]

At inter-county level, Ryan first played for Limerick as part of the minor team that beat Kilkenny to win the All-Ireland MHC title in 1984.^[4] He progressed to the under-21 team and won consecutive Munster U21HC titles, before claiming an All-Ireland U21HC medal as team captain after a 2-15 to 3-06 win over Galway in the 1987 final.^[5] Ryan subsequently made a number of appearances for the senior team.^[6]

Coaching career

In retirement from playing, Ryan became involved in team management and coaching at various levels with the Claughaun club.^[7]

Honours

Claughaun

• Limerick Senior Hurling Championship: 1986
• Limerick Senior Football Championship: 1986
• Limerick Under-21 Hurling Championship: 1984, 1987

Limerick

• All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship: 1987 (c)
• Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship: 1986, 1987 (c)
• All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship: 1984
• Munster Minor Hurling Championship: 1984