Former Ireland and Ulster flanker Stephen Ferris was one of the star names at this weeks Irish Open Pro-Am.
Ferris played on Wednesday afternoon at Royal County Down with Ryder Cup captain Darren Clarke and Australian cricket legend Shane Warne. He spoke to Off the Ball's Nathan Murphy earlier this week to discuss his retirement and on trying to improve his golf game.
It is almost a year since Ferris announced his retirement at the age of 28. He played 35 times for Ireland including in the Grand Slam campaign of 2011. He also represented the Lions on that years tour of South Africa.
He spoke to Nathan at Royal County Down about travelling the World since retirement and how he enjoying a more relaxed lifestyle free of the demands of Ulster and Ireland.
"Never say never" was Ferris' response to coaching, but he said he cannot see himself returning to the game in a coaching capacity in the game any time soon and said he may return to the game in "five to ten years time".
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