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Martin Ryan

Martin Ryan

Aug 19, 2026

4:08
That's how he described you, in two words.
4:09
Well, thanks very much to Martin Burke.
4:12
And, you know, like, that's what I'm saying, you know, people there around, and it's real quiet, and I'm up there in my workshop, And there's not a sound or there's nothing.
4:21
And I'm there, I'm working on my own.
4:22
And I remember back there during this summer and the real hot weather, I used to be in the workshop at six o'clock in the morning and I would not come out of it apart from going down to my for my meals.
4:35
or Helen calling me for the cups of coffee or whatnot in between.
4:38
I wouldn't leave that workshop until 10 o'clock at night.

6 MINS LATER

10:47
It had fallen down.
52:23
Is that
52:24
right? Yeah, that's right.
52:24
I remember, I was always...
52:26
You worried me.
52:27
Like, you're the only friend that actually worried me.
52:32
Like...
52:34
Because, you know, boys are very ya-ya-ya, whereas you would be ya-ya-ya, but then you'd go through this stage of just being silent.

8 MINS LATER

60:42
And I'd just sort of pretend, laugh and ache inside.
DanHOST
2:45
So what's your sort of life in rugby been for you?
2:49
Okay, well, I was born in Cardiff, born in St. David's Hospital.
2:54
I lived in Ely and Fairwater until I was about 10, and then my parents moved to Penarth.
2:59
So I went to the grammar school in Penarth, played rugby there, played rugby for Cardiff schools, under-17s, under-19s by sixth form.
3:12
Then went away to college.
3:16
So University of Southampton played there, played for Hampshire and moved with work up to London.
3:22
So started playing for London Welsh and play sort of Druids, Dragons, which is the second or third team for London Welsh until I was about 30, 35.

22 MINS LATER

DanHOST
25:15
Is something like that, and that's a debate about going from four to three as well, is that just reflective of where we are now, basically?

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