Byron Ralston

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Byron Ralston
Birth nameByron Ralston
Date of birth (2000-05-03) 3 May 2000 (age 24)
Place of birthDarwin, Northern Territory, Australia
Height184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight94 kg (207 lb; 14 st 11 lb)
SchoolSt Joseph's College Gregory Terrace
Rugby union career
Position(s) 11, 14 & 13
Current team Connacht
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2019-2022 Force 8 (35)
2022- Connacht 28 (10)
Correct as of 25 April 2024
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
2020–2022 Force 22 35
Correct as of 25 April 2024

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]

Reference list[edit]

  1. ^ "Community colours". Western Force. 14 February 2020. Archived from the original on 6 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Western Force include club names in NRC squad". Rugby WA. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Byron Ralston". Western Force. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  4. ^ Fallon, John (28 October 2022). "Byron Ralston hoping to emulate Mack Hansen's Connacht impact". Irish Examiner.
  5. ^ "Connacht swoop for Irish-qualified Australian wing Byron Ralston". Irish Independent. 14 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Byron RALSTON profile and stats". all.rugby.
  7. ^ Treacy, Neil (25 April 2024). "Connacht wing Ralston signs up for two more years". RTE Sport.

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