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Published 20:35 3 Nov 2017 GMT
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"He knew that he needed to get game time and he had looked, before he was a client of mine, at trying to be released from his contract. The IRFU denied it [the request]. "He knew, as there are seven or eight Ireland internationals in the [Leinster] back row, that he wasn't flavour of the month, or flavour of the season, with Leo [Cullen], for whatever reason. He accepted that but he was 26 and heading for 27 and knew he had to go and try and play rugby."Woods has seen this a few times since he got into the rugby agent game. A player from another province is often considered only for the union to green light a move for a foreign player who plays in a similar position. Ryan could have certainly done a job for Munster, who recruited South African flanker Chris Cloete in over the summer, as well as Ulster and Connacht. Indeed, the likes of Peader Timmins and Max Deegan are another couple of Leinster back-rows that could do worse than moving away for a season or two of regular rugby. Ryan approached Woods in late November. He knew he had decent contacts over in England and a deal was done with Leicester Tigers, who had recently brought in former Leinster head coach Matt O'Connor at Welford Road. Ryan started off well with Tigers, playing four games early in the season and impressing many of his new teammates and fans, but a concussion issues currently has him stood down from action until December.
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