Education
He attended Coleraine Academical Institution, where he competed in the Ulster Schools Cup.
He attended Coleraine Academical Institution, where he competed in the Ulster Schools Cup.
Trimble currently plays club rugby for Ulster and represents Ireland at international level He plays at outside centre or on the wing for Ulster Rugby. In April 2006 he signed a new three-year deal with Ulster.
Trimble also played club rugby for Ballymena Reconstruction Finance Corporation in the Associate of the Institute of Bankers League and has represented Ireland Schools and the Ireland U21 team
Due to a pre-season groin injury, however, he required surgery and missed part of the 2007-2008 season. He later underwent a hernia operation.
On 30 April 2009, Trimble underwent surgery on his right knee to remove a piece of chipped bone. Trimble, replacing the injured Brian O"Driscoll, made his debut for the Ireland national rugby union team during the 2005 Institutional Review Board Autumn Internationals, against Australia.
He started again the following week against Romania, securing victory for the Irish with two tries.
Building on his earlier success, Trimble made the 22-man squad for Ireland"s 2006 Six Nations Championship opener against Italy. He came on as a second-half replacement to score his third try against France, the following week. Due to injuries, he missed both Ireland"s 2008 and 2009 summer tours.
Trimble has scored test tries for Ireland at the 2011 Rugby World Cup, and the 2012 Six Nations Championship.
In September 2015, Trimble was left out of the Ireland squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
In the 2007 and 2008, Trimble was a member of the Ireland team for the 2007 Rugby World Cup, and played both on the wing and in the centre.