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BBC News
22-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Ulster announce more contracts and finalise squad for 2025-26
Ulster announced further contract news and revealed their finalised squad for the 2025-26 season on on from Wednesday's announcement that Australian prop Angus Bell would be joining the province later this year, the Irish province have confirmed contract renewals for Conor McKee, David Shanahan, Robert Baloucoune, Ethan McIlroy and Ben Jack Murphy, 20, moves onto a senior contract from the Academy following his impressive performances during the 2024-25 Wilson, Lorcan McLoughlin and James McNabney all progress as senior players, after their year as Development Irvine and Joe Hopes progress from the Ulster Rugby Academy into the senior side as they begin the season as Development 43-strong squad for next season will consist of 41 fully contracted senior players and Irvine and Hopes as development Rugby Head Coach, Richie Murphy, said: "After a difficult 2024/25 campaign, we are looking forward to starting afresh and focusing on our pre-season preparations. "With new players being added to the group, and players becoming more experienced, we feel there is a good platform for us to build on."Mark Sexton [new backs coach] will bring new energy and ideas to our backline and Willie Faloon will benefit from getting time this summer to focus in on our defence and contact work."I'm confident in the ability of this squad to make sure we compete well in both the URC and the Challenge Cup next season." Ulster squad for 2025-26 season Iain Henderson (capt); John Andrew, Juarno Augustus, Rob Baloucoune, Angus Bell, Ben Carson, Sam Crean, Matthew Dalton, Nathan Doak, Jake Flannery, Rob Herring, Joe Hopes, James Hume, James Humphreys, Charlie Irvine, Cormac Izuchukwu, Werner Kok, Michael Lowry, David McCann, James McCormick, Stuart McCloskey, Rory McGuire, Conor McKee, Ethan McIlroy, Lorcan McLoughlin, James McNabney, Stewart Moore, Ben Moxham, Jack Murphy, Bryan O'Connor, Eric O'Suillivan, Tom O'Toole, Jude Postlethwaite, Marcus Rea, Sean Reffell, Callum Reid, David Shanahan, Harry Sheridan, Tom Stewart, Jacob Stockdale, Nick Timoney, Zac Ward, Scott Wilson.
BBC News
21-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Fly-half Morgan to leave Ulster after one season
Ulster have confirmed that New Zealand-born fly-half Aidan Morgan will leave the club this summer "by mutual consent". Morgan joined Ulster from Super Rugby side Hurricanes on a two-year-old last year following Billy Burns' departure to Munster. The 23-year-old, who previously played for the New Zealand Under-20 team, is qualified to represent Ireland through a Belfast-born made 17 appearances for Ulster, including 12 starts, and scored tries in his first two games. However, Morgan featured mainly from the bench in the closing stages of the season with Jack Murphy - head coach Richie Murphy's son - preferred in the 10 shirt."I want to thank Ulster Rugby fans, the players and staff for the the part they have played in welcoming me in since joining last summer," said Morgan. "I have enjoyed my time here in Belfast with Ulster, learning and growing as a player and a person."Thank you for the great memories and I wish everyone all the best for the future."Ulster general manager Bryn Cunningham described Morgan as the "consummate professional", but said releasing the player from his contract was "in the best interests of both parties". "We thank Aidan for all his efforts over the past season and wish him and his partner all the very best for their next chapter," said Cunningham. "Going into the 2025-26 season, we will have three fully contracted fly-halves (Jack Murphy, Jake Flannery, James Humphreys), between 21 and 26 years of age, all of which we need to continue to develop and get the very best out of in the seasons ahead."
The Citizen
26-04-2025
- Sport
- The Citizen
URC result: Sharks claw their way back against Ulster
While Ulster led 19–5 at half-time, the second half was all Sharks, who fought back to claim a 22–19 win. The Sharks showed grit to fight back from a 19–5 deficit against Ulster at the break. Picture: Tyler Miller/Sportsfile via Getty Images The Sharks recovered well from a stunning Ulster start, gradually winning momentum back in the second half and securing a 22–19 victory in their United Rugby Championship match at Kingspan Stadium in Belfast on Saturday. Ulster were dominant in the set-pieces and aerial play, leading 19–5 at half-time before a Sharks resurgence saw Ulster lose their last game played at home before the URC play-offs. The Sharks felt the absence of Springbok lock Eben Etzebeth in the lineouts. Named captain for the day, he was withdrawn at the last minute due to flu. Vincent Tshituka stepped in at No 4, but the Sharks struggled, losing several lineouts as a result. Still, the star-studded Sharks featured 11 Springboks in their starting XV. But they often lacked the killing instinct to finish their opportunities, only clawing their way back into the game through grit and repeated efforts. Ulster's blistering start against Sharks Ulster came out guns blazing, scoring two tries in the first 10 minutes. Jack Murphy scored the first after a good line break from fullback Jacob Stockdale, while Jude Postlethwaite scored the second try after a charge down. The score remained unchanged until the 29th minute, when Ulster's Nathan Doak scored a converted try after a Stockdale kick-and-chase. The Sharks finally responded in the 33rd minute, Makazole Mapimpi scoring from an overlap. In the process, Stockdale received a yellow card for a cynical foul. The Sharks looked to capitalise on the extra man with another overlap try, but it was disallowed due to a forward pass. The Sharks trailed by 14 points at half-time. The Durban side gained more possession and momentum in the second half but twice lost the ball just metres from the Ulster try line. On their third attempt, Emmanuel Tshituka crashed over for a converted try in the 60th minute. Jurenzo Julius danced between defenders to score the Sharks' third try in the 69th minute. The score was tied 19–19 with 10 minutes to play. At this point, the Sharks seemed the favourites to wrestle the win. They took the lead for the first time with three minutes left on the clock. It was courtesy of a Jordan Hendrikse penalty. The Sharks held onto possession for the final minutes to secure the win. Scorers Sharks: Tries – Makazole Mapimpi, Emmanuel Tshituka, Jurenzo Julius. Conversions – Jordan Hendrikse 2/3. Penalties – Hendrikse 1/1. Ulster: Tries – Jack Murphy, Jude Postlethwaite, Nathan Doak. Conversions – Murphy 2/3. Penalties – .
BBC News
18-04-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Murphy 'relishing' starting role at Ulster
Ulster fly-half Jack Murphy says that starting for the province and driving his side on is something he "relishes".The 20-year-old has established himself at Ulster this year after arriving last summer from has started Ulster's past six games, scoring his first try against the Stormers last month, and he believes he is growing in confidence with regular game time. "It's difficult coming in as a young guy, but the lads are really understanding with me, they want someone to drive them on and as an out-half that is your job and that is something I relish," he told BBC Sport NI."Getting a run of games has been massive for me, playing at that level in Bordeaux and in URC games, it's a higher level than what I have ever played so to get that experience is really good, and it has helped me grow as a player."Murphy says that he is "settling in really well" to life in Belfast and is not fazed by being coached by his father Richie Murphy at the province, having worked with him in a professional capacity before."In the [Ireland] under-20s last year he was coaching so I got used to that then and it's not a thing really, he is strictly my coach when I'm in here."The young fly-half is preparing for a return to his former side at the weekend as Leinster host Ulster in the United Rugby Championship (URC) at the Aviva says that it will be a "special" occasion but that his side are focused on picking up a win which will help them move a step closer to qualifying for the URC play-offs. "There's loads of teams around eighth, and even down as far as 13th the points are really close, so we know picking up points is going to be vital over the next few weeks as it's really tight," he added."It's a good test for me and for the team to go against one of the best teams in the world."
Yahoo
12-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Colorado settles lawsuit claiming wildlife commissioners violated open meeting law
Colorado Parks and Wildlife settled a lawsuit brought by two national hunting groups accusing two Colorado Parks and Wildlife commissioners of violating the state's open meeting law. Sportsmen's Alliance Foundation and Safari Club International brought the lawsuit against wildlife commissioners Jessica Beaulieu and Jack Murphy. The complaint filed Nov. 21 in Denver District Court accused the two of having communication in violation of the open meeting law while authoring an opinion piece published Oct. 12, 2024, in the Durango Herald that encouraged a yes vote for Proposition 127, a citizen initiative to ban hunting of mountain lion, bobcats and lynx. That measure failed in November with 55% voting against and 45% for the measure. The suit claims the two commissioners met to discuss public business regarding the citizen initiative and that, "All meetings between two or more public officials where public business is discussed must be open to the public after notice of such a meeting is provided." The Sportsmen's Alliance Foundation said in a news release that Colorado Parks and Wildlife made the correct decision to settle the case. "We filed this suit to hold the commissioners accountable for violating the open-meeting law and making blatantly false statements about state hunting regulations in a failed attempt to persuade voters," Michael Jean, Litigation Counsel for Sportsmen's Alliance Foundation, said in the release. "This settlement does that. And the commissioners will have no excuses for future violations." CPW spokesperson Travis Duncan told the Coloradoan that immediately after the op-ed was published, the agency started getting emails from the public stating the commissioners must have met in private to develop the op-ed in violation of the open meetings law. "But that never occurred," Duncan wrote. "As explained by Commissioners Beaulieu and Murphy at the commission's November meeting in Lamar, the op-ed at issue was written by a third party and the commissioners just signed off on it, separately and without ever communicating with one another. Doing so didn't violate any law." He said once the state proved in the lawsuit that the commissioners never communicated, plaintiffs decided to settle for $2,332 to avoid the expense of litigation. The Sportsmen's Alliance Foundation said the settlement also included a requirement for the commission to receive training on the current open meeting law regarding serial communications, referred to as "daisy chains," as well as training on regulations regarding the take of mountain lion, bobcat and lynx because the opinion piece contained factual errors. This article originally appeared on Fort Collins Coloradoan: Colorado settles lawsuit over commissioners' mountain lion op-ed
