James Ryall
{{Short description|Kilkenny hurler}}
{{BLP sources|date=March 2008}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{Use Hiberno-English|date=October 2020}}
{{Infobox Gaelic games player
| code= Hurling
| sport = Hurling
| image =
| name = James Ryall
| irish = Séamas Ó Raghaill
| fullname = James Ryall|
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| feet = 6
| inches = 3
| occupation = Sales representative
| nickname = Ryallers
| county = Kilkenny
| province = Leinster
| club = Graigue–Ballycallan
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| clcounty = 1
| clprovince= 1
| clallireland = 0
| counties = Kilkenny
| icposition = Right wing-back
| icyears = 2003–2010
| icapps(points) = 20 (0–00)
| icprovince = 7
| icallireland = 6
| allstars = 0
| nhl = 2
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| birth_date={{Birth date and age|1980|11|14|df=yes}}
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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.{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/2010/1220/ryall_kilkenny.html|title=Ryall calls time on Cats career|date=20 December 2010|publisher=RTÉ|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101223084445/http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/2010/1220/ryall_kilkenny.html|archive-date=2010-12-23 }}
Biography
James 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|date=October 2020}} works as a sales rep with Michael Lyng Motors Kilkenny.{{citation needed|date=October 2020}}
Playing career
=Club=
Ryall 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=
Although 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,{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2005/0424/kilkenny.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120908220658/http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2005/0424/kilkenny.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 September 2012|title=Cats exude class dispensing with Tipp|date=24 April 2005|publisher=RTÉ|access-date=21 November 2010}} 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.{{cite web | url=http://www.sportsnewsireland.com/2010/12/20/james-ryall-retires-from-kilkenny-team/ | title=SportsNewsIreland | work=sportsnewsireland.com}}{{dead link|date=April 2012}}
Honours
;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
{{Reflist}}
{{Graigue–Ballycallan Hurling Team 1999}}
{{Graigue–Ballycallan Hurling Team 2000}}
{{Graigue–Ballycallan Hurling Team 2001}}
{{2002 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions}}
{{2003 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions}}
{{Kilkenny Hurling Team 2004}}
{{2006 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions}}
{{2007 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions}}
{{2008 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions}}
{{2009 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions}}
{{Kilkenny Hurling Team 2010}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ryall, James}}
Category:All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship winners
Category:Graigue-Ballycallan hurlers