Education
Humphreys has represented Ireland at A, U21 and schools levels and has also captained the Barbarians.
Humphreys was educated at Ballymena Academy. Humphreys studied law at Queen's University of Belfast. When he graduated, he moved to Oxford University. Humphreys qualified as a solicitor.
He received an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Ulster in December 2003 for Services to Sport and an MBE in the Queens New Year’s Honours List in January 2004, making his full title, Dr David Humphreys MBE.
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