{{Short description|English rugby league footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}} {{Use British English|date=January 2020}} {{Infobox rugby league biography | name = Ryan Sutton | fullname = | image = Ryan Sutton.jpg | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1995|8|2|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Wigan]], England | height = {{convert|1.88|m|ftin|abbr=on|order=flip}} | weight = {{convert|105|kg|stlb|abbr=on|order=flip}} | position = {{rlp|PR|LF}} | club1 = [[Wigan Warriors]] | year1start = 2014 | year1end = 18 | appearances1 = 118 | tries1 = 11 | goals1 = 0 | fieldgoals1 = 0 | points1 = 44 | club2 = {{nowrap|→[[Workington Town]]}} | year2start = 2015{{small|(loan)}} | year2end = | appearances2 = 3 | tries2 = 0 | goals2 = 0 | fieldgoals2 = 0 | points2 = 0 | club3 = [[Canberra Raiders]] | year3start = 2019 | year3end = 22 | appearances3 = 75 | tries3 = 4 | goals3 = 0 | fieldgoals3 = 0 | points3 = 16 | club4 = {{nowrap|[[Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs|Canterbury Bulldogs]]}} | year4start = 2023 | year4end = 25 | appearances4 = 13 | tries4 = 0 | goals4 = 0 | fieldgoals4 = 0 | points4 = 0 | club5 = {{nowrap|[[Bradford Bulls]]}} | year5start = 2026 | year5end = present | appearances5 = 5 | tries5 = 0 | goals5 = 0 | fieldgoals5 = 0 | points5 = 0 | source = <ref>{{Rugby league records |id=1556 |title=Ryan Sutton |access-date=24 September 2023}}</ref><ref>[http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/ryan-sutton/summary.html RLP]</ref><ref>[https://www.raiders.com.au/news/2018/05/30/raiders-sign-ryan-sutton/ Canberra Raiders]</ref> | updated = {{date|{{REVISIONTIMESTAMP}}|DMY}} }}
'''Ryan Sutton''' (born 2 August 1995) is an English [[rugby league]] footballer who plays as a {{rlp|pr}} and {{rlp|lf}} for the [[Bradford Bulls]] in the [[Super League]].
He previously played for the [[Canberra Raiders]] and [[Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs|Canterbury Bulldogs]] in the NRL and the [[Wigan Warriors]] in the [[Super League]], and on loan from [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]] at [[Workington Town]] in the [[2015 RFL Championship|Kingstone Press Championship]].
==Background== Sutton was born in [[Billinge Hospital|Billinge]], [[Wigan]], England. He played junior [[rugby league]] for [[Ince Rose Bridge]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Wigan Warriors ace Ryan Sutton taking nothing for granted |url=https://www.wigantoday.net/sport/rugby-league/wigan-warriors-ace-ryan-sutton-taking-nothing-for-granted-1041387 |website=Wigan Today |access-date=24 September 2023 |date=2 April 2018}}</ref>
==Career== ===Wigan Warriors=== Sutton made his team début as a substitute on 21 April 2014 in an 84–6 sweep over the [[Bradford Bulls]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Super League: Wigan Warriors thrash Bradford Bulls 84-6|url=http://www.skysports.com/rugbyleague/match_report/0,19936,11070_3686444,00.html|website=Sky Sports|publisher=BSkyB|accessdate=13 July 2014|date=21 April 2014}}</ref> He made his first starting appearance for Wigan against Salford.
He played in the [[2016 Super League Grand Final]] victory over the [[Warrington Wolves]] at [[Old Trafford]].<ref name="Warrington 6-12 Wigan: Super League Grand Final – as it happened!">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2016/oct/08/super-league-grand-final-warrington-wigan-live|title=Warrington 6-12 Wigan: Super League Grand Final – as it happened!|publisher=Guardian|date=8 October 2016|accessdate=6 November 2019}}</ref>
Sutton played in the [[2017 Challenge Cup Final]] defeat by [[Hull F.C.]] at [[Wembley Stadium]].<ref name="Hull FC 18-14 Wigan recap as the Black and Whites claim back-to-back Challenge Cup triumphs">{{cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/challenge-cup-final-live-score-11054626|title=Hull FC 18-14 Wigan recap as the Black and Whites claim back-to-back Challenge Cup triumphs|publisher=Mirror|date=26 August 2017|accessdate=6 November 2019}}</ref>
Sutton played in the [[2018 Super League Grand Final]] victory over the [[Warrington Wolves]] at [[Old Trafford]].<ref name="Super League Grand Final 2018: Wigan 12-4 Warrington – as it happened">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2018/oct/13/super-league-grand-final-2018-wigan-warriors-v-warrington-wolves-live?page=with:block-5bc1ff43e4b05798be94cc63#liveblog-navigation|title=Super League Grand Final 2018: Wigan 12-4 Warrington – as it happened|publisher=Guardian|date=13 October 2018|accessdate=5 November 2019}}</ref> Sutton signed with the [[Canberra Raiders]] for the [[2019 NRL season]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Sutton to join Canberra Raiders|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/44300962|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=30 May 2018|date=30 May 2018}}</ref>
===Canberra Raiders=== Sutton made a total of 20 appearances for Canberra in the [[2019 NRL season]] as the club reached their first grand final in 25 years. He did not play in the [[2019 NRL Grand Final]] in which Canberra were defeated by the [[Sydney Roosters]] 14-8 at [[ANZ Stadium]]. Sutton went on to play a total of 75 games for Canberra between 2019 and 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/09/09/raiders-expected-to-re-sign-whitehead-sutton/|title=Raiders to re-sign Whitehead, Sutton|website=NRL|date=8 September 2019 }}</ref>
===Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs=== On 3 March 2022, [[The Daily Telegraph]] reported that Sutton had signed a three-year deal with the [[Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs]] from 2023 onwards. He made his club debut in round 1 of the [[2023 NRL season]] against the [[Manly Warringah Sea Eagles|Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles]] which Canterbury lost 31-6.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2023-manly-sea-eagles-vs-bulldogs-live-updates-score-video-stats-teams-tom-trbojevic-matt-burton/news-story/acbabffcdf8a69848e16e300f60bfb4f/|title=Ciraldo's reality check as glaring problem emerges; 'masterclass' puts rivals on notice: 3 Big Hits|website=www.foxsports.com.au|date=4 March 2023 }}</ref> Sutton played a total of 13 matches for Canterbury in the [[2023 NRL season]] as the club finished 15th on the table.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportingnews.com/au/rugby-league/news/nrl-2023-canterbury-bulldogs-season-review/ubsemk2vg6ihykdbrn33revb#:~:text=Did%20the%20Bulldogs%20over%2Ddeliver,their%20roster%20and%20coaching%20staff./|title=NRL 2023: Canterbury Bulldogs season review|website=www.sportingnews.com}}</ref> On 18 March 2025, the Canterbury outfit released Sutton from the remainder of his playing conrtract.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chalk |first=Ethan Lee |date=2025-03-18 |title=Bulldogs part ways with injury-plagued forward |url=https://www.zerotackle.com/bulldogs-part-ways-with-injury-plagued-forward-219848/ |access-date=2025-03-18 |website=Zero Tackle |language=en-US}}</ref> On 9 May 2025, it was reported that Sutton had signed a contract to join the [[Gold Coast Titans|Gold Coast]] for the remainder of the [[2025 NRL season]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zerotackle.com/released-bulldogs-forward-handed-lifeline-by-nrl-club-221511/#|title=Released Bulldogs forward handed lifeline by NRL club|website=www.zerotackle.com}}</ref>
===Bradford Bulls=== On 18 November 2025 it was reported that he had signed for [[Bradford Bulls]] in the [[Super League]] on a 2-year deal.<ref>{{cite web|website=Love Rugby League|date=18 Nov 2025|accessdate=19 Nov 2025|author=Aaron Bower|title=Ryan Sutton seals surprise Super League return with newly-promoted side|url=https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/ryan-sutton-seals-super-league-return-with-newly-promoted-side}}</ref>
==International career== In July 2018 he was selected in the [[England Knights]] Performance squad.<ref name="Ten new additions in England Knights squad">{{cite web|url=https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/ten-new-additions-in-england-knights-squad/|title=Ten new additions in England Knights squad|publisher=loverugbyleague|date=24 July 2018|accessdate=31 October 2019}}</ref>
He was selected in [[England 9s]] squad for the [[2019 Rugby League World Cup 9s]].<ref name="Sam Tomkins eager to lift inaugural World 9s title with England Down Under">{{cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/sam-tomkins-eager-lift-inaugural-20595184|title=Sam Tomkins eager to lift inaugural World 9s title with England Down Under|publisher=Mirror|date=16 October 2019|accessdate=29 October 2019}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{commons category}} *[https://www.raiders.com.au/teams/telstra-premiership/canberra-raiders/ryan-sutton/ Canberra Raiders profile] *[http://www.wiganwarriors.com/teams/first-team/ryan-sutton Wigan Warriors profile] *[http://www.rugby-league.com/superleague/player-info/20668 SL profile]
{{Bradford Bulls squad}} {{Wigan Warriors squad - 2016 Super League champions}} {{Wigan Warriors - 2017 World Club Challenge winners}} {{Wigan Warriors - 2018 Super League Grand Final winners}} {{England 2019 Rugby League World Cup 9s squad}}
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