Willie Ruane
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| Born | William Ruane 10 August 1975 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Garbally College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Waterford IT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | CEO of Connacht Rugby | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Willie Ruane (born 10 August 1975) is an Irish former rugby union player who is chief executive officer of his former team Connacht Rugby. During his playing career he primarily played as a fullback.
Ruane played club rugby for Galwegians, and provincial rugby for Connacht. He featured for Connacht in the Challenge Cup in the 1997–98 and 1998–99 seasons, playing in every one of Connacht's games in each season.[1] Ruane retired from rugby at the age of 25 to take a job with Bank of Ireland.[2]
During his career Ruane represented Ireland youth sides internationally, playing for the national sides at Colleges and under-21 level.[3] He also played for the international invitational side the Barbarians.[4]
Banking
After retiring from playing for Connacht, Ruane worked in a variety of roles in different banks in Ireland, including Bank of Ireland, Anglo Irish Bank and Ulster Bank.[5]
