{"id":2996,"date":"2018-09-08T12:14:28","date_gmt":"2018-09-08T17:14:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=2996"},"modified":"2018-09-09T09:17:21","modified_gmt":"2018-09-09T14:17:21","slug":"flanker-dominic-ryan-retires-due-to-concussion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=2996","title":{"rendered":"Flanker Dominic Ryan Retires Due to Concussion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IrelandVGeorgiaDominicRyanINPHO_large.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"325\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2997\" srcset=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IrelandVGeorgiaDominicRyanINPHO_large.jpg 600w, http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IrelandVGeorgiaDominicRyanINPHO_large-300x163.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>Dominic Ryan has been forced to retire from rugby at the age of 28 due to concussion.<\/p>\n<p>The flanker&#8217;s former club Leinster confirmed the news this morning, while wishing Ryan the best for the future.<\/p>\n<p>The Dubliner played over 100 times for the province while also earning a single cap for Ireland in 2014.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan moved to Leicester Tigers in 2017, where he suffered a series of concussions which ultimately forced his decision to retire.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-2996\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=2996&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-2996\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=2996&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-google-2996\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=2996&amp;share=google-plus-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=2996\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dominic Ryan has been forced to retire from rugby at the age of 28 due to concussion. 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