Ryan Tandy facts for kids
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Personal information
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| Born | 20 September 1981 Gosford, New South Wales, Australia |
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| Died | 28 April 2014 (aged 32) Saratoga, New South Wales, Australia |
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Playing information
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| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 98 kg (15 st 6 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Prop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 9 January 2024
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Ryan Tandy (20 September 1981 – 28 April 2014) was an international rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s. He played as a prop in the National Rugby League (NRL) for the St. George Illawarra Dragons, South Sydney Rabbitohs, Wests Tigers, Melbourne Storm, and the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, and in the Super League for Hull Kingston Rovers. He was banned from playing professional rugby league in Australia after being found guilty of spot-fixing during a match in 2010, and in 2014 died.
Background
Of Irish heritage, Tandy was born in Gosford, New South Wales, Australia, on 20 September 1981. He played Junior rugby league for the Kincumber Colts on the Central Coast of New South Wales.
Playing career
Tandy's career covered stints with the St. George Illawarra Dragons, South Sydney Rabbitohs, Wests Tigers, Melbourne Storm, and the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the NRL. He also played for the Hull Kingston Rovers in the Super League. In the National Leagues system he played for Doncaster, Widnes Vikings, Whitehaven and Barrow. He was an Ireland international.
Tandy débuted for the Wests Tigers first grade team against the Brisbane Broncos in Round 15 in 2008.
Tandy was selected in the Ireland national team for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup, which led to a contract with Melbourne Storm for 2009. He was a member of the victorious Melbourne squad in the 2009 NRL Grand Final against Parramatta, but the premiership title was later stripped from the Storm due to salary cap breaches.
The Melbourne Storm salary cap breach saw him sign with the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs on 12 June 2010, and was sacked by them on 18 March 2011.
Later life and death
In January 2014, Tandy was arrested and charged with kidnapping. Three months after being bailed, Tandy was found dead at his parents' home in Saratoga, New South Wales.
