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My Life in Rugby with Ian Whitten: ‘I think I took more good options than bad ones’

The former Ireland, Exeter and Ulster centre talks about his life in the game
PULLING on the Ulster jersey for the first time in 2009 was a proud day for me and my family. To be able to do what my dad did, in the 80s, was pretty cool because it was all I wanted to do growing up. Rugby played a big part in the upbringing of me and my brothers. On Saturdays, we’d run on oranges at half-time or be ball boys for the Instonians RFC 3rds, who were coached by my dad.
Although I played for Ireland U19s at a Junior World Cup, I was overlooked for the U20s when they changed the age groups. But I was ca...

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