Ian Humphreys, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Ian Humphreys

Irish rugby union player

Date of Birth: 24-Apr-1982

Place of Birth: Belfast, Northern Ireland

Profession: rugby union player

Nationality: Ireland

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Ian Humphreys

  • Ian Humphreys (born 24 April 1982 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a retired Irish rugby union footballer, who played at fly-half (usually called "out half" in Ireland) for the Pro12 team Ulster Rugby.
  • He joined Ulster in 2008 from Leicester Tigers having previously played for Ulster at under 21 level where he captained them during the 2002/03 season and has also represented Ireland at U19, U21 and 'A' level, and captained the Irish side at the Rugby World Cup Sevens tournament in Hong Kong in March 2005.
  • He had previously been named player of the tournament for the European Sevens qualifier in Poland. He is the younger brother of retired Ulster fly-half David Humphreys. Humphreys joined Leicester Tigers in 2005 from Belfast Harlequins.
  • His first outing in Tigers stripes was at the Middlesex Sevens Tournament at Twickenham in August.
  • During October 2006 Humphreys was loaned out to first division Leeds where he made 4 appearances, scoring 2 tries and a drop goal.
  • On his return to the Leicester first team he guided the Tigers to a victory away at Wasps with a mature display.
  • After more assured performances, and a hamstring injury to Andy Goode, Humphreys was selected to play Munster at Thomond Park in a decisive Heineken Cup pool game.
  • After his brilliant performance in a high tempo match he was the selected for his Ireland A début against England Saxons at Ravenhill, in his native Ulster. In April 2008, after falling out of favour at Leicester, Humphreys signed for Ulster to replace his retiring brother.
  • He joined London Irish in 2012 scoring 198 points in 33 games.
  • He rejoined Ulster at the start of the 2014/15 season but retired at the end of the 2015/16 season.

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