Jason Ryan

2022 - 7 - 24

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Jason Ryan's path from club footy's Front Row Factory to All Blacks ... (Stuff.co.nz)

Just a decade ago, Ryan was West Coast assistant coach and a drilling and mining equipment salesman before Scott Robertson gave him his big break.

At one point, he gave doctors phone numbers for his loved ones in case he took a turn for the worse. A beautiful mind crunching all the player stats. โ€œGreat scrum coach, that's his greatest strength, and around the rest of the game around the forwards and the lineout. You need journalists close enough to smell the liniment. โ€œHe's tight, on and off the field, with the players and they respect him and he gets the best out of them. But while his career has been inextricably linked to Robertsonโ€™s, Ryan can work with others.

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