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Ian Humphreys to retire at the end of the season

Ian Humphreys has today confirmed that he will retire from rugby at the end of this season. The f...



Ian Humphreys to retire at the...
Rugby

Ian Humphreys to retire at the end of the season

Ian Humphreys has today confirmed that he will retire from rugby at the end of this season.

The flyhalf has represented Ulster on 113 occasions and has an impressive haul of 745 points from those outings.

He joined the province in 2008 and made his debut against Newport Gwent Dragons in September of that year. He made his 100th appearance, against Scarlets, at Kingspan Stadium just over 12 months ago.

Humphreys has played eight times for Les Kiss' men this season, including four starts, and has scored two tries.  

Commenting on his decision to retire, Humphreys said that as he gets set to turn 34-years-old next month, "my body is telling me it's time to stop. I feel blessed to have enjoyed such a long career, the undoubted highlight of which has been achieving 100 caps for my home province.

"I would like to thank everyone who has been part of my journey, particularly my wife Jenny, my daughters Anna and Zoe and the rest of my family". 

Bryn Cunningham, Ulster's Operations Director, paid tribute to Humphreys and his fantastic career at the province: "Throughout his rugby career, 'Mini Humph' has been one of the stand-out attacking tens in European Rugby. However, it is possibly his organisational and communication skills with players around him, often unseen by those watching, that made Ian such an influential person to have around the team". 

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