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Q&A
NICK NAME?
Shanners
FAVOURITE SUBJECT AT SCHOOL?
Latin
IF YOU COULD BE A PROFESSIONAL IN
ANOTHER SPORT, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
Basketball, because I love draining 3’s
MOST EXCITING THING YOU HAVE DONE?
Speed boat in huge waves
FAVOURITE HOLIDAY DESTINATION?
Algarve, Portugal (weather and lots of good memories)
MOST EXPENSIVE ITEM YOU HAVE BOUGHT?
A suit
HOW DO YOU RELAX ON YOUR DOWN TIME?
Swimming, watching movies and TV series, seeing
friends
FAVOURITE MOVIE OF ALL TIME?
Warrior
IF A FILM WAS MADE ABOUT YOUR LIFE,
WHO WOULD YOU LIKE TO PLAY YOU?
Michael Cera, because he is funny and awkward
IF YOU WERE STRANDED ON A DESERT
ISLAND, WHICH PLAYER WOULD YOU
LEAST LIKE TO BE STRANDED WITH?
Peter Nelson because he would make the island
a mess
DO YOU HAVE ANY PETS?
Yes, I have a cat called Trudy at my family house in
Dublin
WHAT ARE YOUR LEAST AND MOST
FAVOURITE TRAINING ELEMENTS?
Favourite – Team play to run and pass
Least – Contact as most people are stronger than me
WHAT DO YOU LOVE MOST ABOUT
PLAYING FOR ULSTER?
Playing in front of big crowds with my mates
IF YOU WEREN’T A PROFESSIONAL
RUGBY PLAYER, WHAT WOULD YOU BE
DOING AS A PROFESSION?
Probably an accountant as my mum, dad and sister
are all Chartered Accountants!
IF YOU COULD INVITE ANY FAMOUS
PERSON ROUND FOR TEA WHO WOULD IT
BE AND WHAT WOULD YOU MAKE THEM?
Genghis Khan, I would make him Mongolian food