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Ulster sign Billy Burns replacement from New Zealand

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Irish-qualified fly-half Aidan Morgan will join Ulster from the Hurricanes on a two-year deal ahead of next season.

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The move was first touted in our Fissler Confidential transfer column a fortnight ago and has now been confirmed by the province.

The 22-year-old is Ulster’s second signing of the close season after Werner Kok agreed to a move from the Sharks and will offset the loss of Billy Burns to Munster.

Morgan, whose grandfather was born in Belfast and is eligible for Ireland, has played 23 games for the Hurricanes in Super Rugby but has only appeared three times this year, against the Rebels, Fijian Drua, when he suffered a horrific facial wound, and Moana Pasifika.

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An 89% kicker this season, having only missed two of his 18 shots at goal, Morgan says he is delighted to play a part in a new Ulster era under new head coach Richie Murphy.

Morgan said: “I’m really looking forward to making the move to Belfast this summer, and getting the opportunity to represent Ulster and the birthplace of my grandfather.

“I know that Ulster is steeped in history, and I’m looking forward to being a part of the atmosphere at Kingspan Stadium. I’m really excited for the opportunity to be a part of a talented team, and to play in front of the club’s passionate supporters.

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“It’s a great time to be joining Ulster. I’m excited to play alongside a very skilful squad under Richie [Murphy, head coach] and the coaching team’s vision for the future.”

 

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Cheers 178 days ago

Conspiracy theory maybe just maybe Razor is allowing these players to gain oveasea’s IP for a couple years then bring it back before the next world cup…….

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Tim 179 days ago

The Irish development system running as well as we're being lead to believe?

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Hellhound 25 minutes ago
France put World Cup pain behind them with unbeaten run in November

France is starting to look like they are finally over their WC headache, although they were lucky that NZ had a very bad game. The Argies as usual is one game good, the next bad. If they can sort that out and be more consistent, they could become contenders for the WC.


NZ, Argentina (if they are more consistent), and now the Wallabies too is in an upward curve (can they be consistent?), as well as Fiji(as inconsistent as Argentina) looks like possible contenders. The Boks will be as usual a huge threat to defend their title. Things are looking up for the South, so the North should rightfully beware of the Southern Hemisphere threat.


With the French looking dangerous, the English with their close runs (mostly a mindset problem) and the Scottish seems to be the NH main contenders. The Irish is good, but not excellent anymore. They are more overbearing and with their glory days mostly gone with old players hanging on by a thread, by 2027 if they don't start adding in the younger players, they won't make it past yet another WC Quarter final. The problem is that their youngsters, while good is nothing special.


That is just 8 teams without the Irish that can become real WC contenders. Lots of hickups to be sorted still for these teams, excluding the Boks to become a threat. Make no mistake, the top Tier is much closer than people realise and the 2027 WC will be a really great WC, possibly the best contended WC ever.

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