Trevor Ringland

 

One of the great rugby union wingers of his generation, Trevor Ringland was a Triple Crown winner with Ireland in 1982 and 1985 and toured New Zealand with the British and Irish Lions in 1983.  He made 34competitive Ireland appearances, including in the 1987 Rugby World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.  He also played for the Lions against a world select 15 in 1986 at Cardiff Arms Park to mark the centenary of the International Rugby Board (IRB) and organised, in conjunction with Hugo McNeill, a special peace international match in Dublin in 1996 between Ireland and the Barbarians.

Trevor played his club rugby with Ballymena Rugby Club and represented Ulster on many occasions.

A solicitor by profession, Trevor is a partner with leading Belfast firm Macaulay Ritchie and is a highly respected litigator. He is also well-known for his cross-community work and is Chairman of the high profile One Small Step Campaign, which seeks to promote a shared future for Northern Ireland.  He also recently co-chaired, with Formula One legend Eddie Jordan, the Irish stage of the World Rally Championship.

In July 2007, Trevor was joint winner of the prestigious ESPY Arthur Ashe Award, which he collected from movie star Samuel L Jackson at a gala ceremony in Hollywood, California.  The award was presented to Trevor and his colleague Dave Cullen for work for the multi-national Peace Players International programme.

Trevor is from Larne and attended Larne Grammar School before studying Law at The Queen's University of Belfast.  He now holds various directorships and chairmanships of private and voluntary sector organisations.  He is a member of the Northern Ireland Policing Board, a board member of the Ireland Funds and a board member of Mediation Northern Ireland.  Trevor served on the Sports Council for Northern Ireland and the Broadcasting Council of the BBC, is a member of the Ulster Unionist Party and is a Trustee of RUC George Cross Foundation.  In 2003 he co-authored a pamphlet with Mick Fealty and David Steven entitled A Long Peace? The Future of Unionism in Ireland.

Trevor is a former committee member of the Irish Rugby Football Union and was a rugby coach at CIYMS RFC.