Ulster Rugby vs Saracens

club with so many great players and they push a lot of players through from the Academy to the first team and given that opportunity it was a no brainer. “I loved my time in the Falcons Academy but it was such a great opportunity to come over here to a great club with great players and great coaches and a really good vision. Speaking to Kieran (Campbell), Alex (Colding) and Neil (Doak), there is a clear vision here to push Academy players through and I thought the best environment going forward would be with Ulster.” The 18-year-old put in an impressive performance against Bristol at the weekend: “That was one of the main attractions coming to Ulster that I would get these opportunities and it’s not just me - Rob Lyttle, Andy Macgrath and Liam Free were the four 18-year-olds in the squad. We get to train with the senior players and learn so much from them. We are thrown into the deep end and we’re put into that environment and that makes us better. The blend of youth and experience against Bristol worked really well, it was really good fun and good to get the win after two rough inter-pros. “That win gives us massive momentum going into Bedford. The Bristol win is worth nothing unless we back it up. With a performance like that we can take confidence and high expectations when travelling this weekend. I think we have a good shot at building momentum and going far in this tournament.” The A team travel to another English Championship team, Bedford, tomorrow (kick off 2.45pm) and they will be keen to back up their victory at Kingspan Stadium. Good luck lads!

“WE KNEWWE HAD TO PUT IN A PERFORMANCE ANDWE DID THAT, WE WERE PRETTY CLINICAL AND I THOUGHT IT WAS A GREAT TEAM EFFORT.”

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