Stephen Ferris (born 2 August 1985) is a retired Irishrugby union player who played for Ulster and represented Ireland internationally. Ferris played club rugby with Dungannon. He is from Maghaberry and attended Friends' School Lisburn. He played for Ulster and Ireland in all three backrow positions. Ferris retired for rugby in June 2014 after a long-standing ankle injury ended his career.[1][2][3][4]
Ferris graduated from the Ulster Academy and joined Ulster Rugby on a development contract at the start of the 2005–06 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. Going into the 2011–12 season, Ulster and Ferris shone on the European stage with the Irish side putting in a memorable 41–7 win over Leicester at Ravenhill during the Heineken Cup group stages.[5] Despite injury, Ferris performed valiantly earning man of the match honours during Ulster's Heineken cup quarter final victory over Munster. Due to his strong performances Ferris was nominated for the ERC European Player of the Year 2012.[6] Ulster ended up losing to Leinster in the 2012 Heineken Cup Final, 42–14.[7] Ferris last played against Edinburgh in November 2012, due to an ankle injury he sustained. This injury prevented a potentially lucrative move to Japan. He remained at Ulster on a short term contract as he underwent rehabilitation, before returning against the Scarlets on the 14 March 2014 where he came off the bench to a standing ovation after a 15-month absence. Ulster went on to win the Scarlets match 26–13.[8] Unfortunately, the injury recurred forcing Ferris's retirement in June 2014, aged 28.[9]
Irelandedit
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. Injury ruled Ferris out of the 2008 Six Nations, but good early season form for Ulster saw him rewarded with three further caps during Ireland's end of year campaign. He earned his fifth Irish cap against Australia in June 2008.
He retained his place for the following year's Six Nations and was an ever-present as Declan Kidney's side clinched the Grand Slam.[10]
Following the 2009 Lions tour Ferris made his international return for Ireland in the autumn series later the same year and featured strongly in the hard-fought draw with Australia and the impressive victory over South Africa, 15–10.[11] 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 2011 World Cup.[12] During the campaign, Ferris shone in their win over Australia in the group stages.[citation needed] He adopted the now famous 'wrap around' tackle to prevent the Wallabies from getting quick ball as Declan Kidney's men ran out 15–6 winners. Ireland eventually bowed out to Wales in the quarter-finals, but Ferris was one of the standout players in the tournament.[citation needed]
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.[14]
^"Ferris is among 14 Ireland Lions". BBC Sport. 21 April 2009. Retrieved 23 April 2009.
^"Jones called up after Ferris blow". BBC Sport. 9 June 2009. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
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This biography of a living person relies too much on references to primary sources Please help by adding secondary or tertiary sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately especially if potentially libelous or harmful Find sources Stephen Ferris news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2008 Learn how and when to remove this message Stephen Ferris born 2 August 1985 is a retired Irish rugby union player who played for Ulster and represented Ireland internationally Ferris played club rugby with Dungannon He is from Maghaberry and attended Friends School Lisburn He played for Ulster and Ireland in all three backrow positions Ferris retired for rugby in June 2014 after a long standing ankle injury ended his career 1 2 3 4 Stephen FerrisStephen Ferris in 2023Date of birth 1985 08 02 2 August 1985 age 38 Place of birthMaghaberry Northern IrelandHeight6 ft 4 in 1 93 m Weight116 kg 18 st 4 lb SchoolFriends School LisburnRugby union careerPosition s Blindside FlankerProvincial State sidesYearsTeamApps Points 2005 2014Ulster106 60 Correct as of 3 June 2014International careerYearsTeamApps Points 2006 082006 122009Ireland AIrelandBritish amp Irish Lions3350 0 10 0 Correct as of 18 March 2012 Contents 1 Ulster 2 Ireland 3 British amp Irish Lions 4 Honours 4 1 Ulster 4 2 Ireland 5 References 6 External linksUlster editFerris graduated from the Ulster Academy and joined Ulster Rugby on a development contract at the start of the 2005 06 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 Going into the 2011 12 season Ulster and Ferris shone on the European stage with the Irish side putting in a memorable 41 7 win over Leicester at Ravenhill during the Heineken Cup group stages 5 Despite injury Ferris performed valiantly earning man of the match honours during Ulster s Heineken cup quarter final victory over Munster Due to his strong performances Ferris was nominated for the ERC European Player of the Year 2012 6 Ulster ended up losing to Leinster in the 2012 Heineken Cup Final 42 14 7 Ferris last played against Edinburgh in November 2012 due to an ankle injury he sustained This injury prevented a potentially lucrative move to Japan He remained at Ulster on a short term contract as he underwent rehabilitation before returning against the Scarlets on the 14 March 2014 where he came off the bench to a standing ovation after a 15 month absence Ulster went on to win the Scarlets match 26 13 8 Unfortunately the injury recurred forcing Ferris s retirement in June 2014 aged 28 9 Ireland editFerris 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 Injury ruled Ferris out of the 2008 Six Nations but good early season form for Ulster saw him rewarded with three further caps during Ireland s end of year campaign He earned his fifth Irish cap against Australia in June 2008 He retained his place for the following year s Six Nations and was an ever present as Declan Kidney s side clinched the Grand Slam 10 Following the 2009 Lions tour Ferris made his international return for Ireland in the autumn series later the same year and featured strongly in the hard fought draw with Australia and the impressive victory over South Africa 15 10 11 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 2011 World Cup 12 During the campaign Ferris shone in their win over Australia in the group stages citation needed He adopted the now famous wrap around tackle to prevent the Wallabies from getting quick ball as Declan Kidney s men ran out 15 6 winners Ireland eventually bowed out to Wales in the quarter finals but Ferris was one of the standout players in the tournament citation needed British amp Irish Lions editFerris was selected as part of the 2009 British amp Irish Lions tour to South Africa 13 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 14 Honours editUlster edit Celtic League 1 2005 06 Ireland edit Six Nations 1 2009References edit Ulster s Ferris announces retirement BBC Sport Stephen Ferris announces his retirement from rugby at 28 Irish Independent 3 June 2014 Retrieved 4 June 2014 Fearless Ferris forced to admit defeat as injury ends career Irish Examiner 3 June 2014 Retrieved 4 June 2014 I think I just need a break from rugby Stephen Ferris on his retirement The Score 3 June 2014 Archived from the original on 6 June 2014 Retrieved 4 June 2014 Stephen Ferris ESPNscrum Leinster and Ulster dominate player award a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a Missing or empty url help Heineken Cup 2012 Brian O Driscoll overwhelmed by Leinster s record breaking victory over Ulster Stephen Ferris keeping the faith as he battles ankle injury The Irish Times Stephen Ferris announces his retirement from rugby at 28 2009 Six Nations BBC Sport 22 March 2009 Retrieved 23 March 2009 Stephen Ferris Stephen Ferris ESPNscrum Ferris is among 14 Ireland Lions BBC Sport 21 April 2009 Retrieved 23 April 2009 Jones called up after Ferris blow BBC Sport 9 June 2009 Retrieved 9 June 2009 External links editUlster profile 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