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Ulster sign an Irish giant from the second tier of French rugby
By Kim Ekin
Ulster have gone shopping in the French Pro D2, confirming the signing of lock Frank Bradshaw Ryan from Nevers on a one-year deal. The 26-year-old Limerick-born giant, who measures 2.05 metres, is a Munster sub-academy graduate and former Ireland U19s player who has been plying his trade in France over the past six years in France.
Bradshaw Ryan said: “I’m absolutely delighted to have signed for Ulster. It is a top club, based in a fantastic city. I love watching Ulster play at the moment and they are playing a great brand of rugby – and it’s a style of rugby that I really enjoy playing.
“I can see with some of Ulster’s recent signings, together with the top young players coming through, that they are intent on achieving big things. After spending six seasons in France, I can’t wait to get over and get started. With the set-up and coaches that Ulster have, I feel it’s a great place for me to keep learning and improving as a player.”
Ulster boss Dan McFarland added: “Frank has worked hard in France over the last number of years to develop his game and will offer us something different at lock. We look forward to welcoming him this summer and seeing what he can deliver both on and off the field for Ulster.”
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Ten years ago we were discussing how
Australia had made the Giteu Law and how we didn’t have to to do anything like that because NZ produced more talent than Australia.
The current model only works if you are constantly producing players good enough to take over when players leave.
New Zealand will struggle to do this as time goes on because rugby is dying here at the grass roots level.
Rugby league, football, basketball are where young kids are choosing to go more and more.
Even combat sports such as jiu jitsu are rapidly gaining in popularity all the time.
Picking players from overseas will give us a sugar hit of success for a wee while…. But the crash
afterward could be Wales-like.
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