Thomas P. Ryder (born 21 February 1985) is a former rugby union player who played at lock, latterly for Yorkshire Carnegie in the RFU Championship.

before joining Leicester Tigers Academy system at the age of 16, having captained England's under-16 side.

During the opening months of the 2008–09 season, Ryder played for Taranaki in the 2008 Air New Zealand Cup.

[4] During the opening months of the 2010–11 season Ryder went on loan to injury hit Glasgow Warriors returning to Sarries at the start of November 2010.

[6] Ryder retired from professional rugby in May 2016, noting that injuries in latter years had made it impossible to recapture his peak form.