Kenny Hooks |
KENNY HOOKS
Kenny Hooks' selection as an Ards player for Ireland against New Zealand towards
the end of 1989 marked a remarkable reversal of fortune for Kenny in rugby terms.
A product of Bangor Grammar School; Kenny was captain of a Schools' Cup winning
side. He won his first and, until 1989, only cap some eight years earlier when
he played against Scotland while a member of the Queen's University side. Kenny
then had the misfortune to be challenging for a place both on the Ulster and
Ireland teams against Trevor Ringland. On leaving University, Kenny turned out
for his native Bangor. However he switched his allegiance Ards at the beginning
of the 1988/89 season, was on the Ards Senior Cup winning side of 1986/87 and
captained the club in 1989/90.