With the news released today that Angus Curtis and Tom O’Toole have been granted a development contract we thought it would be an opportune time to have a look at the players in the Ulster Academy.
Curtis and O’Toole will remain in the Academy for this season before graduating onto a Playing Contract.
Players who have graduated from the academy this season are backrow Greg Jones, hooker Adam McBurney and scrum half Jonny Stewart who are now on Playing Contracts in the Senior Squad.
The current Academy Squad are shown below by order of year in the Academy.
Matthew Agnew
YEAR 1
Position: Back Row
DOB: 20/11/1998
Height: 180cm
Weight: 95kg
Club: Malone
Ireland U20: 9 Caps
Azur Allison
YEAR 1
Position: Back Row
DOB: 19/04/1999
Height: 192cm
Weight: 99kg
Club: Ballymena
Bruce Houston
YEAR 1
Position: Fly Half
DOB: 26/08/1999
Height: 192cm
Weight: 92kg
Club: Ballymena
Iwan Hughes
YEAR 1
Position: Back Three
DOB: 06/04/1999
Height: 173cm
Weight: 77kg
Club: Ballynahinch
David McCann
YEAR 1
Position: Back Row
DOB: 13/06/2000
Height: 190cm
Weight: 94kg
Club: Banbridge
Stewart Moore
YEAR 1
Position: Centre
DOB: 08/08/1999
Height: 183cm
Weight: 91kg
Club: Malone
Robert Baloucoune
YEAR 2
Position: Back Three
DOB: 19/08/1997
Height: 193cm
Weight: 89kg
Club: Ballymena
Ireland 7S: 0 Caps
Graham Curtis
YEAR 2
Position: Scrum Half
DOB: 12/09/1999
Height: 174cm
Weight: 85kg
Club: Malone
Matthew Dalton
YEAR 2
Position: 2nd Row / Flanker
DOB: 16/11/1998
Height: 197cm
Weight: 112kg
Club: Malone
Ireland U20: 6 Caps
Joe Dunleavy
YEAR 2
Position: Flanker
DOB: 22/12/1998
Height: 190cm
Weight: 101kg
Club: Malone
Ireland U20: 6 Caps
James Hume
YEAR 2
Position: Centre
DOB: 07/09/1998
Height: 184cm
Weight: 95kg
Club: Banbridge
Ireland U20: 6 Caps
Michael Lowry
YEAR 2
Position: Fly Half
DOB: 20/08/1998
Height: 170cm
Weight: 81kg
Club: Banbridge
Ireland U20: 1 Cap
Eric O’Sullivan
YEAR 2
Position: Prop
DOB: 30/11/1995
Height: 186cm
Weight: 115kg
Club: Banbridge
Tom O’Toole
YEAR 2
Position: Prop
DOB: 23/09/1998
Height: 185cm
Weight: 116kg
Club: Ballynahinch
Ireland U20: 5 Caps
(Upgraded to Ulster Development Contract 28th Aug 2018)
Jack Regan
YEAR 2
Position: 2nd Row
DOB: 09/05/1997
Height: 197cm
Weight: 112kg
Club: Ballynahinch
Ireland U20: 10 Caps
Angus Curtis
YEAR 3
Position: Fly Half / Centre
DOB: 26/03/1998
Height: 176cm
Weight: 89kg
Club: Malone
Ireland U20: 5 Caps
(Upgraded to Ulster Development Contract 28th Aug 2018)
Aaron Hall
YEAR 3
Position: Back Row
DOB: 26/06/1998
Height: 193cm
Weight: 98kg
Club: Ballynahinch
Ireland U20: 4 Caps
Zack McCall
YEAR 3
Position: Hooker
DOB: 10/02/1995
Height: 180cm
Weight: 100kg
Club: Ballynahinch
Ireland U20: 7 Caps
Marcus Rea
YEAR 3
Position: Back Row
DOB: 08/09/1997
Height: 189cm
Weight: 105cm
Club: Ballymena
Ireland U20: 5 Caps