Donegal's James Ruane NAME: James Ruane DATE OF BIRTH: 22-7-1974 HEIGHT: 6' 2" WEIGHT: 13st 7lbs CLUB: Bundoran COUNTY: Donegal NOTABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS (GAELIC): Ulster Minor Championship medal; Ulster Under 21 Championship medal; Ulster Vocational Schools medal; Donegal Primary Schools medal (Rochfield National School) INTERCOUNTY DEBUT: McKenna Cup v Armagh 1994 TOUGHEST OPPONENT: Paul McGrane (Armagh) FAVOURITE GROUNDS: Clones HOBBIES: Golf, swimming, cards FAVOURITE POSITION: Midfield FAVOURITE PLAYERS: Stephen O'Brien (Cork), Anthony Tohill (Derry) INFLUENCES ON YOUR CAREER: 'Big' Frank O'Donnell THE HIGH POINT OF YOUR CAREER TO DATE: Winning Ulster Under 21 Championship BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT: Losing to Cork in Minor All-Ireland Semi Final (1991) in Croke Park OTHER PLAYERS WITH A PROMISING FUTURE: Dara O Cinneide (Kerry) WAYS OF IMPROVING THE GAME: Allowing players to pick the ball off the ground DISLIKES ABOUT THE GAA: 1) Uneven standard of refereeing 2) Old men holding on to the 'plum' jobs on county, interprovincial and central councils (GAA) DO YOU HAVE ANY RELATIVES INVOLVED IN GAELIC GAMES?: Pauric Lang (uncle) - Sligo GAA Board; Adrian Ruane (brother) - Bundoran team PERSON YOU WOULD MOST LIKE TO MEET: A prospective employer! FAVOURITE PERSONAL SAYING OR TERM OF ABUSE: 'Seriously' PET HATES: Rising early in the morning! Cats! FAVOURITE MUSIC: REM FAVOURITE FILM: Pulp Fiction IDEAL DATE: Tall, leggy blonde with plenty of money! HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED: 'He did his best' Taken from Hogan Stand magazine 5th April 1996 Vol 6 No 14 Tweet

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