James Ryall (born 14 November 1980) is an Irish hurler who plays for his local club Graigue–Ballycallan and at senior level for the Kilkenny county team from 2002 to 2010.
He was educated locally and later attended Coláiste Éamann Rís in Kilkenny, a well known hurling school.
Although never having All-Ireland success at minor or under-21 level with Kilkenny, Ryall became a key member of the team after joining the panel in 2002.
The team was back in 2005 with Ryall collecting his first National Hurling League medal,[2] as well as a second Leinster SHC title.
On 8 September 2010, speculation went around that Ryall was retiring from inter-county hurling defeat by Tipperary; however, it turned out originally that the report was misquoted.