Ryan Matyas (born December 24, 1990) is an American rugby union player who plays as a wing for the

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Career

Matyas played

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for the

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. Matyas played with the

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under head coach Matt Hawkins. He earned a full-time contract for the 2013–14 season, playing in six tournaments in the

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. After the season, the U.S. brought in a new head coach, Mike Friday, and Matyas's contract with the U.S. sevens team was not renewed for the 2014–15 season. Matyas debuted for the U.S. national rugby fifteens team on February 20, 2016, at the 2016 Americas Rugby Championship, coming on as a substitute against Chile. Matyas scored his first try for the U.S. on February 18, 2017 against Canada at the 2017 Americas Rugby Championship. Matyas played for the U.S. during the summer 2017 matches against Canada, where U.S. victory qualified the team for the 2019 Rugby World Cup. Matyas played for the San Diego Breakers of

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during the competition's inaugural 2016 season, but the competition folded after one year. Matyas signed with the

for the competition's inaugural 2018 season. In September 2018, it was announced that Matyas had been selected for the USA Selects roster for the 2018 Americas Pacific Challenge. On October 23, 2021, while playing for the

, Ryan Matyas became one of two American players to have scored against the

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. On May 5, 2022, Ryan Matyas announced his retirement from international rugby.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Matyas, Ryan 1990 births Living people American rugby union players San Diego Breakers players San Diego Legion players United States international rugby union players Rugby union centres Rugby union wings Rugby union fullbacks