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Ireland fly-half Jackson signs new Ulster deal
By Peter Thompson
Ireland fly-half Paddy Jackson has signed a new two-year contract with Pro12 side Ulster.
Jackson's previous deal was due to expire at the end of the season and Northampton Saints had been linked with the 25-year-old.
Ulster on Wednesday revealed that Jackson, who started Ireland's Six Nations clashes with Scotland and Italy last month in the absence of Jonathan Sexton, has committed his future to the Province until at least 2019.
Jackson said: "I'm delighted to be staying on at Ulster Rugby for at least another two years. It is such a proud moment for myself and my family.
"Every time I pull on the Ulster jersey it is something that I don't want to take for granted and I hope to continue to grow as a player and contribute to this team in a positive way.
"I believe that the pillars for success are in place here at Ulster with a quality squad and management team. I am hugely excited by the challenges that lie ahead and I'd like to thank everyone who has helped me to this point in my career."
BREAKING:@paddyjackson10 has signed a two-year contract extension with us. He'll remain at @KingspanStadium until at least summer 2019 pic.twitter.com/1iTEjDarDc
— Ulster Rugby (@UlsterRugby) March 1, 2017
Jackson has scored 831 points in 118 matches for Ulster since making his debut six years ago.
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Disagree.
The challenge for the All Blacks now that they have 7 of 8 starting forwards locked in and all but one bench forward (only one loose forward and bench loosie to settle on) is to sort out the starting backline as only 9 Roigard, 12 J. Barrett, 11 Clarke and 15 Jordan had good to outstanding seasons in 2024. All the other backs were inconsistent or poor and question marks going into 2025.
Go to commentshe should not be playing 12. He should be playing 10 and team managers should stop playing players out of position to accommodate libbok.
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