David Humphreys (rugby player)
| Full name | David Humphreys | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 10 September 1971 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 83 kg (13.1 st) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Ballymena Academy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Queen's University Belfast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position(s) | Fly-half | ||
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| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 1995-1998 1998–2008 |
London Irish Ulster |
56 163 |
277 1585 |
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 1996-2006 | Ireland | 72 | (560) |
| Teams coached | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2008-2014 2014- |
Ulster Gloucester Rugby |
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David Humphreys MBE (born 10 September 1971) is a retired rugby union player. He played for 72 times for Ireland, scoring 560 points, including 6 tries, and at the time of his international retirement was Ireland's most capped outhalf. He played his club rugby for Ulster, captaining Ulster to victory in the 1998-99 Heineken Cup. He has also had a successful coaching career with Ulster Rugby and has recently signed for Gloucester Rugby.
Born 10 September 1971, Belfast, Northern Ireland, Humphreys led the Ireland Schools' side to the Triple Crown back in 1992 when he was at Ballymena Academy. While at Oxford, at the 1995 Varsity Match Humphreys scored all Oxford's points (a try, conversion, drop goal and three penalties) in their defeat by Cambridge 21–19.
Humphreys was a formidable outside half with excellent positional kicking from the hand, accurate and consistent goal kicking plus devastating acceleration from a standing start which regularly set up try-scoring moves in the three-quarter line. In addition, his drop goal was a vital part of Ulster and Ireland's armoury in the late stages of close games. Humpreys has made an outstanding contribution to Irish Rugby, as well as notching up an impressive tally of international caps. Humphreys has also been capped for the Barbarians
Humphreys represented Ireland at A, U21 and Schools Levels. Humphreys made his Ireland debut against France on 17 February 1996.
Later in his career, Humphreys suffered from inconsistent form, and competed with Munster's Ronan O'Gara, who would eventually surpass him as Ireland's most-capped fly-half, for a place in the Ireland team. Humphreys played for Ireland at the 2003 Rugby World Cup, sharing time at the flyhalf position and sharing kicking duties with Ronan O'Gara. In the 2003–4 season Humphreys lost his place in the Ireland side.
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