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in my delight to learn that he was indeed able |o Cmbv_ _bv _oѴb7-‹ ‰b|_ _bv l-|;v 0;=ou; commencing training. “I had signed with Enniskillen RFC for the start for the 2017/18 season but the Academy wanted me playing senior rugby so I ended up ‰b|_ 7†-Ѵ u;]bv|u-ঞom =ou 0o|_ mmbvhbѴѴ;m ! and Ballymena RFC. As it turned out I played 7s for most of the year anyway, I only played om1; =ou mmbvhbѴѴ;m -m7 |_u;; ঞl;v for Ballymena.” In August of 2018 he had no idea about what to expect from the upcoming season. “I wasn’t sure whether I would be playing 7s or 15s. I was hoping to get some game ঞl; =ou |_; v -m7 ‰-v 7;Ѵb]_|;7 |o rѴ-‹ four games for them early this season. I was nervous going into the Dragons game because I just didn’t know what to expect, but I feel I’m blruoˆbm] -v 0;1ol; lou; 1omC7;m|ĺĿ “Having done so much training with the seniors, I was a bit more comfortable going into the game, but I didn’t expect to be playing for the seniors so quickly. I also found it helpful having people my age there like Michael Lowry, I’d played with him in the A games.” He either has a photographic memory or has 0;;m ‰-|1_bm] _bv Cuv| &Ѵv|;u when asked, he was able to recall it perfectly. I did have to go back and watch again as _; |_u;‰ l; o@ |_; v1;m| ‰_;m _; l-7; u;=;u;m1; |o - vrѴ;m7b7 !ou‹ ;v| oZo-7 bm lb7C;Ѵ7ĺ v |u†; -v |_; 7-‹ bv Ѵom]ķ |_; vhbrr;u 7b7 v_o‰ _bv v†0|Ѵ; _-m7Ѵbm] vhbѴѴv bm lb7C;Ѵ7 before a lovely break from James Hume, a support line that we’ve seen all season from "_-m-_-m -m7 Cm-Ѵ bmvb7; r-vv |o ļ$_; -|Ľ who opened his account for Ulster Rugby. v†vr;1| |_bv ‰bѴѴ mo| 0; |_; Ѵ-v| ঞl; ‰; v;; !o0 -Ѵo†1o†m; 7-ŒŒѴ; |_; orrovbঞom defence in a white shirt. Watch this space.

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