Stephen Ferris: I celebrate my career rather than looking back and saying ‘what if’

Injury curtailed Stephen Ferris’s rugby career but the former Ulster star is far from bitter, writes Michael Moynihan

A professional rugby player can pay a cruel toll to live the dream. Stephen Ferris played for Ireland, collected a Grand Slam and has a Lions jersey or two in the wardrobe at home.

But it came at a cost. He retired last year at just 28 because of a long-standing ankle injury. Even now, that injury has an impact on his day to day life.