Ryle Nugent was born in Dublin and is an Irish sports broadcaster, reporter and former Head of RTE Sport.
18 Facts About Ryle Nugent
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Ryle Nugent is the resident rugby union commentator for RTE's television coverage of international and club competitions, such as the Six Nations Championship, Heineken Cup and Rugby World Cup.
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Ryle Nugent has provided RTE commentary from the 2000,2004,2008,2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics and presented sports programmes such as The Grip and Against the Head.
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Ryle Nugent studied broadcasting and journalism at Ballyfermot Senior College, qualifying in 1990.
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Ryle Nugent transferred to RTE from his news desk position at Dublin radio station 98FM in 1995 to work as a sports presenter on the young people's television programme The Grip.
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Ryle Nugent went on to become the presenter of rugby union highlights for RTE Sport during the 1999 Rugby World Cup, when he heard that RTE were searching for younger talent to replace established names such as Jim Sherwin and George Hamilton.
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Ryle Nugent later reflected upon having drunk so much coffee before the game that he vomited.
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Ryle Nugent was dispatched by RTE as one of thirty-eight members of its staff to cover the Summer Olympic Games that year, and was described in his country's national media as "running all over Sydney".
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In October 2002, Ryle Nugent was announced as the presenter of a new production by RTE Sport, titled Against the Head, to begin airing in January 2003.
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Ryle Nugent appeared on the children's entertainment show Dustin's Daily News on 12 February 2007.
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Ryle Nugent performed another return to Olympic broadcasting in 2008 when he provided commentary for RTE from Beijing, China.
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Ryle Nugent provided commentary for all games in the 2009 Six Nations Championship, in which Ireland won the Grand Slam and Triple Crown for the first time since 1948, and appeared on The Cafe on 20 March just prior to this achievement.
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Ryle Nugent was a guest on The Cafe on 12 March 2010.
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On 8 October 2011, Ryle Nugent did the commentary for Ireland's Rugby World Cup Quarter Final match against Wales, replacing Hugh Cahill as lead commentator.
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Ryle Nugent has worked for Virgin Media Television, covering rugby matches prior to and during the 2023 Rugby World Cup.
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Ryle Nugent's delivery is one of "screeching anticipation" and, even when events are relatively calm, he has been known to "send dogs scurrying for cover".
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Ryle Nugent prepares for this delivery by arriving at the match ground two hours before kick-off to perform a sound check.
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Ryle Nugent typically engages in conversation with the team doctor or other members of the backroom staff to ensure there is nothing new he has not been familiarised with regarding the players.