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Haurongo: Ryan, Thomas

Thomas Ryan

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Thomas Ryan

An outstanding rugby player in the 1880s, Thomas Ryan was also a highly proficient painter, working mainly in watercolours. He is pictured here (third from right in the back row) in the Auckland representative rugby team of 1882.

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Reference: 382-A12894

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N. A. C. McMillan. 'Ryan, Thomas', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 1993. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/zoomify/46580/thomas-ryan (accessed 4 June 2026).