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

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player. Constable, born in

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, left South Africa aged 11 and attended Coolum High School on the

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. 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. His only international cap came the following year when he and

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teammate

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debuted against Ireland at the Sydney Football Stadium. 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

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record of six tries in a match for

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against Bedford. Constable played for

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from 2000 to 2004, earning 48 caps. He remained in Northern Ireland after retiring from rugby and is based in Belfast, where he works as a sports agent.

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