Stephen Ferris
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| Date of birth | 2 August 1985 | ||
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| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||
| Weight | 18 st 3.7 lb (116.0 kg) | ||
| School | Friends' School, Lisburn | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Blindside Flanker | ||
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| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2005–present | Ulster | 85 | (45) |
| correct as of 21 Aug 2011. | |||
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2006–present 2009 |
Ireland Lions |
34 0 |
(10) (0) |
| correct as of 11 Mar 2012. | |||
Stephen Ferris (born 2 August 1985) is a rugby union player for Ulster and Ireland. Ferris plays his club rugby with Dungannon. He is from Maghaberry and attended Friends School Lisburn. He has played for Ulster and Ireland in all three backrow positions.
[edit] Career
Ferris graduated from the Ulster Academy and joined Ulster Rugby on a development contract at the start of the 2005–2006 season. He was named in the Ireland Under-20 Rugby World Cup Squad in 2005. He made his Ulster debut against Border Reivers in October 2005.
Ferris made his full Ireland debut against Pacific Islanders in November 2006. Ferris was selected for the Ireland Rugby World Cup squad in 2007 but was an unused reserve at the tournament. He earned his fifth Irish cap against Australia in June 2008.
Ferris is one of four Ulster Rugby players included in Ireland's PWC high performance select group.
He is currently signed with Ulster Rugby, keeping him at Ravenhill until the end of the 2010/11 season.[1]
He was a member of the victorious Ireland team that won the 2009 Six Nations Championship and Grand Slam [2]
Ferris was selected as part of the 2009 British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa.[3]
He scored his first Lions try on 3 June, against the Golden Lions but was forced to withdraw from the squad on Tuesday 9 June after he tore the medial collateral ligament in his right knee during a training session. He was replaced by Wales captain Ryan Jones .[4]
He played for Ireland during the 2009 November Tests, in which Ireland defeated South Africa 15-10. Ferris played in four of Ireland's 2010 Six Nations matches, but missed the 2010 Summer Tour through injury. However, he made his international comeback during the 2010 November Tests, scoring his first international try against New Zealand at the new Landsdowne Road, and scoring his second against Argentina. He missed the 2011 Six Nations, and the latter half of the 2010/2011 season through injury, but returned for Ireland against France on 20 August during a 2011 Rugby World Cup warm-up test, having been included in Ireland's training squad for the world cup.
[edit] References
- ^ "Ferris extends his Ravenhill stay". Belfast Telegraph. 2008-06-24. http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/rugby/article13896626.ece?startindex=-1. Retrieved 2009-06-10.
- ^ "2009 Six Nations". BBC Sport. 2009-03-22. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/7954758.stm. Retrieved 2009-03-23.
- ^ "Ferris is among 14 Ireland Lions.". BBC Sport. 2009-04-21. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/8010113.stm. Retrieved 2009-04-23.
- ^ "Jones called up after Ferris blow". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 9 June 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/8092217.stm. Retrieved 09 June 2009.
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