Beau Ryan announces retirement

[Titan4Life]

CRONULLA winger Beau Ryan appears set to announce his retirement from rugby league after succumbing to a serious neck injury.

The 29-year-old is expected to announce he is going to hang up the boots on the Footy Show on Thursday night.

Ryan last played in round 10, against his former club the Wests Tigers when the injury to his C-6 and C-7 vertebrae, which required off-season surgery resurfaced.

Ryan made his NRL debut for the Tigers back in 2007 where he spent six seasons before joining the Sharks in 2013.

The Illawarra product is now expected to focus on his television career with Channel 9 where he is a regular pannelist on the NRL Footy Show.

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Good luck to Beau in the future. Funny bloke with good sense of humour and a great player. Look forward to seeing him every Thursday on the Footy Show as a regular panellist.

[TITAN PETE]

Well done Beau one of our games Great Characters , he won't be lost to the game & I hope he sticks with the Footy Show..

[DIEHARD]

God I hope this doesn't mean more of him on Channel 9 and Rugby League Week.

[Titan4Life]

God I hope this doesn't mean more of him on Channel 9 and Rugby League Week.

Yes it does. The man is really funny, but agree that he can get annoying at times.

[Capital_Shark]

Sad news for a bloke to be forced to make a decision like that, but no doubt family and health comes first.

He's played 126 first grade games, coincidently 126 more than the majority of the people who bag him.

Best of luck to Beau, not that he'll need it. Shiv Stefanovik in the 9 change rooms and he'll be hosting Today. Much longer and more lucrative career in telly ahead for him.