Ulster Rugby have signed 26 year-old loosehead prop, Ruaidhri Murphy, from the Brumbies on a two-year contract.
Dublin-born Murphy has represented Ireland at schools’ under-19 and under-20 level and was part of the Ireland under-20s squad that won the Grand Slam in 2007.
He came through the Leinster Academy before moving to England where he spent two seasons with the Exeter Chiefs. In 2012 he joined the Brumbies where he has made 20 appearances so far.
Murphy will link up with Ulster in August at the end of the current Super Rugby season.
Commenting on his move to Ulster, Murphy said:
“When I was deciding my future, it came down to joining Ulster or staying with the Brumbies. The Brumbies are a fantastic franchise and Canberra is a brilliant place to live, but I am Irish, I have an Irish family and I have always had the urge to return to Ireland one day and to . . .
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