Fergal Ryan (born 17 February 1972) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a right corner-back for the Cork senior team.
[1] Born in Blackrock, Cork, Ryan first played competitive hurling whilst at school at Coláiste Chríost Rí.
He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Cork minor hurling team, before later joining the under-21 side.
As a member of the Munster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions, Ryan won one Railway Cup medal.
Divisional side Imokilly provided the opposition, and a 4–8 to 2–7 victory gave Ryan a second championship medal.
Trailing by ten points at half-time Cork staged a comeback to draw the game 3–14 apiece.
Ryan won a second Munster medal in 2000 as captain of the side, as Cork retained their title following a 0–23 to 3–12 defeat of Tipperary.
Born in Blackrock, Ryan was educated locally at Scoil Barra Naofa Buachaillí in nearby Beaumont and later attended Coláiste Chríost Rí.
[citation needed] Partial Reference: Cork GAA website Inter-County SHC Results and Teams.