Byron Ralston
| Birth name | Byron Ralston | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 3 May 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 94 kg (207 lb; 14 st 11 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | St Joseph's College Gregory Terrace | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Byron Ralston (born 3 May 2000 in Australia) is an Australian rugby union player who plays for Connacht in Ireland.
Previously, he played for the Force in Global Rapid Rugby and the Super Rugby AU competition. His original playing position is wing. He was named in the Force squad for the Global Rapid Rugby competition in 2020.[1][2][3]
Ralston, who is Ireland qualified (by way of a Grandmother from County Donegal[4]), was signed on a Two Year deal by Connacht Rugby in March 2022, starting the 2022/23 season.[5] He started his first game for Connacht on 17 September 2022 against Ulster. Ralston has appeared mainly on the Wing for Connacht, but has shown his utility making several appearances at Outside Centre also.[6]
On 25 April 2024, Connacht announced Ralston had extended his contract by two years until Summer 2026.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Community colours". Western Force. 14 February 2020. Archived from the original on 6 March 2020.
- ^ "Western Force include club names in NRC squad". Rugby WA. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- ^ "Byron Ralston". Western Force. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- ^ Fallon, John (28 October 2022). "Byron Ralston hoping to emulate Mack Hansen's Connacht impact". Irish Examiner.
- ^ "Connacht swoop for Irish-qualified Australian wing Byron Ralston". Irish Independent. 14 March 2022.
- ^ "Byron RALSTON profile and stats". all.rugby.
- ^ Treacy, Neil (25 April 2024). "Connacht wing Ralston signs up for two more years". RTE Sport.
External links
[edit]- Rugby.com.au profile
- Byron Ralston at ItsRugby.co.uk
- Byron Ralston at All.Rugby
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