Ulster Rugby today confirmed that Bryn Cunningham has decided to retire due to a series of persistent injuries which have plagued the popular full-back for the past 15 months.
Capped over 150 times for Ulster, Bryn has been a stalwart of the side for over ten years and arguably one of the best players under a high ball in Irish Rugby, he was both an extremely strong defensive full-back and very threatening in attack.
Educated at Bangor Grammar School and Trinity College Dublin, Bryn was an all-round sportsman, playing tennis, squash and cricket at representative level before choosing a career in rugby. After making his Ulster debut against Wasps in 1997 aged just 19, Bryn was part of Ulster’s victorious European Cup winning squad of 1999 alongside his older brother Jan.
Since the first game of the Magners’ League campaign last season, injury has dominated my time as a player.
Over the past fifteen months I’ve worked incredibly hard and through . . .
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