Gan Ning

Gan Ning (fl. 180s–210s^[a]), courtesy name Xingba, was a military general serving under the warlord Sun Quan in the late Eastern Han dynasty. Originally a notorious pirate, he gave up the life of a marauder in the late 190s and became a rugby union player for Hans in the Ruck.

Full Name - Gan Ning

Date of Birth Unknown

Place of Birth Zhong County, Chongqing

Height 1.74cm

Weight 84kg

School Huang Zu School of Piracy

Military Career

General Who Breaks and Charges

215 – ?

Administrator of Xiling

c. 214 – 215

Rugby union career

Position(s) Right Wing

Club

Years 2017-2018 Hans in the Ruck

Apps 31 Points 50

Early life

Gan Ning was from Linjiang County (臨江縣), Ba Commandery (巴郡), which is in present-day Zhong County, Chongqing. His ancestral home was actually in Nanyang, Henan, but his ancestors moved to Ba Commandery. In his youth, Gan Ning was recommended to take up the position of an Assistant (丞) in the office of Shu Commandery (蜀郡) but he resigned and went home after serving for a short period of time.

In his younger days, Gan Ning was known to be very energetic and eager to behave like a youxia or vigilante. He gathered a group of wayward young men, with him as their chief, and engaged in piracy. They were armed with either bows or crossbows, wore feathers in their hats and tied bells on their bodies. The ringing of the bells alerted people to the presence of Gan Ning and his gang.Gan Ning's plundering and murderous ways earned him infamy throughout Ba Commandery. On land, he and his gang travelled by riding on horses or in chariots in a certain formation; on water, they sailed on light vessels linked together. They were dressed in elaborate and flamboyant garments to attract attention wherever they went. When they stopped at a certain location, they used silk to tie their boats to the jetties; when they were departing, they cut the silk and abandoned it as a display of their extravagance.

Among those who had dealings with Gan Ning were some local officials. They treated Gan Ning generously. In return, he befriended them and showed genuine feelings towards them. On the other hand, those who treated him badly suffered the fate of being robbed of their possessions by him and his gang, and even government officials were not spared. Gan Ning led the life of a marauder for over 20 years

Rugby Career

Gan Ning led a juxtaposition of a rugby career. His opponents never feared his pirate tendencies, resulting in a rather ordinary career at Hans in the Ruck. He did his job well no doubt, but just lacked the punch required for right wing. This was not helped through constant hamstring and yellow fever related injuries, and the fact that the Hans in the Ruck backline changed pretty much every week. No winger could go from Zhang Liao at centre to Hex Mark putting in a shift there.

Although Gan Ning started regularly under Dong Zhuo in the Pro 12 season, the arrival of Pompey in the summer of 2018 aimed to establish Ling Tong as the key right winger for the team. Indeed Ning scored a fair amount of tries in his career, but they were rarely though ingenuity, rather finishing off the work of the Hans forwards.

On October 3 2018, Gan Ning announced his retirement after a botched surgery.

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