Ulster Rugby has introduced its squad for the 2024/25 season – confirming it’s two star signing amongst a 43-man sturdy squad for the brand new season.
Among the many new additions are New Zealand fly-half Aidan Morgan and winger Sharks winger Werner Kok – each of whose singings have been first revealed by RugbyPass.
The squad contains 38 senior and 5 growth gamers, with 34 developed by way of the provincial participant pathway.
The membership additionally confirmed contract renewals for seven Senior Males’s gamers: Ben Carson, Reuben Crothers, Conor McKee, Marty Moore, Eric O’Sullivan, Matty Rea, and David Shanahan. James Humphreys has been promoted from the academy with a brand new one-year growth contract, whereas James McCormick has acquired a one-year extension to his present growth contract.
Richie Murphy’s squad boasts 42 Irish-Certified gamers.
Head of Rugby Operations and Recruitment, Bryn Cunningham, mentioned: “Following the profitable completion of our recruitment course of, we’re assured that we have now laid the foundations for what we need to obtain from subsequent season onwards, with the chance to additional form and strengthen the squad the place required in 2025/26.
“At Ulster Rugby, we have now been clear on our focus to deliver by way of younger, homegrown expertise into the Senior set-up, and praise this with strategic recruitment, which is evident to see from the 43 gamers signed-up for 2024/25.
“There may be additionally the chance to showcase what we have now been constructing by way of the Ulster Rugby Participant Pathway over a lot of years, and I’m trying ahead to this tough work and funding paying dividends for the province.”
Head coach Richie Murphy added: “Following a really satisfying couple of months at Ulster, I’m trying ahead to getting caught into a brand new season with a powerful squad who’re bold of their targets for the yr forward.
“We’ve got an amazing crop of younger guys coming by way of into the Senior set-up who will reduce their enamel alongside the skilled leaders within the group.
“That is solely the start for us and, along with the Help Workers, I’m trying ahead to the challenges and alternatives that may come our means.”
Ulster Rugby Senior Males’s Squad 2024/25
Iain Henderson
John Andrew
Rob Baloucoune
Ben Carson
John Cooney
Reuben Crothers
Nathan Doak
Jake Flannery
Rob Herring
James Hume
James Humphreys
Cormac Izuchukwu
Werner Kok
Mike Lowry
David McCann
James McCormick
Stuart McCloskey
Michael McDonald
Conor McKee
Ethan McIlroy
Lorcan McLoughlin
James McNabney
Marty Moore
Stewart Moore
Aidan Morgan
Ben Moxham
Alan O’Connor
Eric O’Sullivan
Tom O’Toole
Jude Postlethwaite
Marcus Rea
Matty Rea
Sean Reffell
Callum Reid
Aaron Sexton
David Shanahan
Harry Sheridan
Tom Stewart
Jacob Stockdale
Nick Timoney
Kieran Treadwell
Andrew Warwick
Scott Wilson
