Background
Ryder was born in Nottingham, England on 21 February 1985 and educated at Southwell Minster School and Uppingham School.
Ryder was born in Nottingham, England on 21 February 1985 and educated at Southwell Minster School and Uppingham School.
He began playing rugby at the age of seven at Newark R.U.F.C. before joining Leicester Tigers Academy system at the age of 16, having captained England"s under-16 side. Ryder made three appearances in the Zurich Premiership for Leicester Tigers. During his time with the club, Ryder captained England at Under 19 level
Ryder left the Tigers to join Saracens in the summer of 2005.
Ryder broke into Sarries first team towards the end of the 2005-2006 season and has since become a regular. During the opening months of the 2008-2009 season, Ryder played for Taranaki in the 2008 Air New Zealand Cup.
During the opening months of the 2010-2011 season Ryder went on loan to injury hit Glasgow Warriors returning to Sarries at the start of November 2010. Ryder signed a two-year contract with Glasgow for the 2011-2012 season.
On 1 May 2015, Ryder signs for Yorkshire Carnegie who compete in the RFU Championship from the 2015-2016 season.
Ryder has captained England at U-16 and U-19 levels, as well as playing at U-18. He represented England at the 2006 U21 World Championship. Ryder switched his allegiance and made his debut for Scotland A against the United States of America in November 2010, qualifying through his Glasgow born father, He made his debut for Scotland during their 2012 summer-test series against both Fiji and Samoa.