Ryan Constable

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| name = Ryan Constable

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|10|20|df=y}}

| birth_place = Durban, South Africa

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| height = 6 ft 1 in

| weight = 210 lb

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| position = Centre / Winger

| years1 = 1999-2000

| clubs1 = Saracens

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| years2 = 2000-04

| clubs2 = Ulster

| apps2 = 48

| points2 = 80

| repyears1 = 1994

| repteam1 = {{nrut|Australia}}

| repcaps1 = 1

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Ryan Constable (born 20 October 1971) is a South African-born Australian former professional rugby union player.

Constable, born in Durban, left South Africa aged 11 and attended Coolum High School on the Sunshine Coast.{{cite web |title=Ryan Constable |url=https://classicwallabies.com.au/players/ryan-constable |website=classicwallabies.com.au |language=en}}

A speedy three-quarter, Constable was part of the 1993 Wallabies tour, but injuries restricted him to a combined 18 minutes of play and he didn't feature in any of the Tests.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article127513578 |title=Constable plays just 18 minutes on tour |newspaper=The Canberra Times |date=24 October 1993 |accessdate=24 September 2023 |page=12 |via=National Library of Australia}} His only international cap came the following year when he and GPS teammate Daniel Herbert debuted against Ireland at the Sydney Football Stadium.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article118169412 |title=Selector 'sensed' a problem with ACT's O'Connor |newspaper=The Canberra Times| date=8 June 1994 |accessdate=24 September 2023 |page=38 |via=National Library of Australia}} He came on off the bench to play on the wing. Unusually, he had yet to have represented Queensland at the time of his Wallabies debut.

In 2000, Constable set a Premiership Rugby record of six tries in a match for Saracens against Bedford.{{cite news |title=European hunt hots up |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sport/rugby_union/715828.stm |work=BBC News |date=16 April 2000}}

Constable played for Ulster from 2000 to 2004, earning 48 caps.{{cite news |title=Retiring Ulster ace gets a big vote of thanks |url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/retiring-ulster-ace-gets-a-big-vote-of-thanks/28192895.html |work=Belfast Telegraph |date=4 February 2004}} He remained in Northern Ireland after retiring from rugby and is based in Belfast, where he works as a sports agent.{{cite news |title=Ex-Ulster rugby star Ryan Constable and wife say sharing 18ft bed with four children gives them best start in life |url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/rugby/ulster-rugby/ex-ulster-rugby-star-ryan-constable-and-wife-say-sharing-18ft-bed-with-four-children-gives-them-best-start-in-life/35193353.html |work=Belfast Telegraph |date=7 November 2016}}