Disappointed to hear last night that Ulster stalwart Bryan Young won’t be having his contract renewed for next year as the cull of home grown players continues. With the retirement of Cunningham and Pollock earlier in the season and the previously announced transfers of Caldwell, O’Connor, McCrea, Anderson, Seymour and Smith, Young’s departure brings the exodus of local players to nine this season.
While there is plenty of young talent coming through the ranks, and the professional game has little room for sentiment these days, I still find The Bear’s departure particularly disappointing as the eight times Irish capped player still had plenty to offer the Ulster set up.
I’ve always ranked Young very highly as a technical scrummager, in fact I reckon he’s one of the best around in my book, and it’s a pity Ulster have decided to dispense with his services just as he looks to be recovering his form of a few years ago when he made the Irish World Cup Squad.
Young first joined Ulster as a twenty year old in 2001 and has made over 130 appearances for the Province in his ten year stint. Turning 30 this . . .
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