{"id":639636,"date":"2025-12-18T05:24:31","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T05:24:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/639636\/"},"modified":"2025-12-18T05:24:31","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T05:24:31","slug":"ryan-opens-up-on-marx-cleanout-and-tackle-school-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/639636\/","title":{"rendered":"Ryan opens up on Marx cleanout and ‘tackle school’ experience"},"content":{"rendered":"

Leinster lock James Ryan has admitted to feeling \u201cdevastated\u201d after he received his marching orders while on duty for Ireland during their Autumn Nations Series Test against the Springboks at the Aviva Stadium last month.<\/b><\/p>\n

The Springboks eventually clinched a 24-13 victory after delivering a dominant performance in which the home side were given four yellow cards and one red.<\/p>\n

Ryan<\/a> was red-carded after making contact with the head of Boks hooker Malcolm Marx during a cleanout deep inside South Africa<\/a>\u2018s 22 in the 20th minute of the match.<\/p>\n

In a desperate effort to stop Marx from competing over the ball at the breakdown, Ryan tucked his arm and connected with the front-rower.<\/p>\n

A costly indiscretion<\/p>\n

That proved costly as his second-row partner Tadhg Beirne crossed the whitewash shortly afterwards, but that effort was ruled out after referee Matthew Carley saw Ryan\u2019s indiscretion on television replays and sent him off.<\/p>\n

Carley initially issued a yellow card to the 29-year-old but that was upgraded to red by the Foul Play Review Officer which meant Ireland<\/a> played most of the remainder of the match with 14 men.<\/p>\n

And Ryan admitted that he felt bad for letting his team down in that encounter.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was devastated, to be honest. Because it was at such an important point in the game. We\u2019d just scored, the try got reversed. They got a penalty and I was sent off,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cBig moment in the game and I felt like I let the lads down a little bit there really.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe big thing now for me is just making sure I learn from it and it doesn\u2019t happen again. Because at that level, it\u2019s such fine margins and it probably cost us a little bit in the end.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI\u2019m not going to make any excuses for it. We want to play on the edge, but you can\u2019t obviously tuck your shoulder or go off feet like that.<\/p>\n

\u2018It was just a poor moment for me\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cTo be honest, it was just a poor moment for me more than anything.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt would be easy to say, we play on the edge and these things happen. Hitting rucks for a second row forward is one of your primary roles.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, I just need to do better there really.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ryan subsequently appeared before an independent disciplinary committee, who deemed his actions to be mid-range, providing the starting point of a six-week suspension, but full mitigation was applied given the player\u2019s admittance of guilt and his clean record.<\/p>\n

That meant he was handed a three-week ban but the lock completed World Rugby\u2019s Coaching Intervention Programme, which is commonly referred to as the \u201ctackle school\u201d and, by doing that, he only missed Leinster\u2019s URC clash against the Dragons and their Investec Champions Cup opener with Harlequins.<\/p>\n

Ryan\u2019s participation in the \u201ctackle school\u201d meant he returned to action in Leinster\u2019s narrow Champions Cup win over Leicester last weekend and he gave some insight into what the programme entails.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was just some scenario stuff, so we\u2019d kind of mimic maybe the ruck again. We\u2019d put a couple of tackle pads into the back of the ruck to lengthen it a little bit,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI talked through maybe what I should have done differently and what I will do next time. We\u2019d record that and send it on to them. I think I ticked off every box and they were happy with it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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