Ian Whitten
Encyclopedia
Ian Whitten is an Irish
rugby union
player for Ulster
in the RaboDirect Pro12. He was capped by Ireland on their 2009 tour to North America when he lined out against Canada
on 23 May 2009.
He plays as a centre.
First Wallace High School
pupil to play rugby for Ireland.
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
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 for Ulster
Ulster Rugby
Ulster Rugby, usually referred to simply as Ulster, is an Irish professional rugby union team based in Belfast, representing the Irish province of Ulster, that competes in the RaboDirect Pro12 and also competes in the Heineken Cup...
in the RaboDirect Pro12. He was capped by Ireland on their 2009 tour to North America when he lined out against Canada
Canada national rugby union team
The Canada national rugby union team represents Canada in international rugby union. They are governed by Rugby Canada, and play in red and black. Canada is classified by the International Rugby Board as a tier two rugby nation. There are ten tier one nations, and seven tier two nations, the...
on 23 May 2009.
He plays as a centre.
First Wallace High School
Wallace High School (Northern Ireland)
The Wallace High School is a co-educational voluntary grammar school situated in Lisburn, Northern Ireland.It was founded in 1880 by a bequest from the estate of Sir Richard Wallace, local landowner and Unionist MP, as the Lisburn Intermediate and University School on a site fronting the Antrim Road...
pupil to play rugby for Ireland.