Ian Cross is an Irish

Irish people

The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...

 rugby league

Rugby league

Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...

 player for St Helens RLFC in the Super League

Super League

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 and the Montpellier Red Devils

Montpellier Red Devils

Montpellier Red Devils are a rugby league club from Montpellier, France. They currently play in the Elite One Championship...

 in the Elite One Championship

Elite One Championship

The Elite One Championship is the top tier French professional domestic rugby league competition....

. His position is centre or in the halves. A former rugby union

Rugby union

Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...

 player with the UL Bohemians R.F.C. and Young Munster

Young Munster

Young Munster is a Rugby union club based in Limerick, Ireland. It was founded in 1895 and plays its games at Tom Clifford Park in Rosbrien, Limerick....

 and has represented Ireland A at rugby league. After a string of career setbacks, he began to doubt his abilities on the big stage. Slogans like "Cross for the cross" and "Rugby - not for girls" held aloft by a youthful local following left him disheartened. The break came when Richard Harris

Richard Harris

Richard St John Harris was an Irish actor, singer-songwriter, theatrical producer, film director and writer....

 introduced him to Rugby's other code - rugby league. He was recruited from Treaty City Titans

Treaty City Titans

Treaty City Titans are an Irish semi-professional rugby league team based in Limerick City, Ireland. They play in the Munster Conference of the Irish Elite League...

 in Ireland attending an academy in Limerick.

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