Ian Humphreys

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Ian Humphreys (born 24 April 1982 in Northern Ireland) is an Irish rugby union footballer, occupying the fly-half position (usually called "out half" in Ireland[1]. He is the younger brother of Ulster fly-half David Humphreys. He plays for Leicester in the Guinness Premiership. He joined Leicester in 2006 from Belfast Harlequins. He has also played for Ulster at under 21 level where he captained them during the 2002/03 season. He 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, whilst his first outing in Tigers stripes was at the Middlesex Sevens Tournament at Twickenham in August. During October of 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 the decisive Heineken Cup pool game. After his brilliant performance in a high tempo match he was the selected for his Ireland A debut against England Saxons at Ravenhill, in his native Ulster. On 16th April 2008 it was announced that Humphreys would be joining Ulster for the 2008/2009 season.

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