McIlroy’s chasing elusive silverware
WE PLACE a lot of importance on getting the ball wide, getting it into the 5m channel,” Ulster assistant coach Dan Soper told Rugby World recently. “We have great players who play on the edges and we want to get them the ball.”
One of those players is Ethan McIlroy, the 21-year-old winger who had made more metres than any other Ulster player in the United Rugby Championship (URC) after two-thirds of the regular-season matches were played. Others excelling in the wider channels for Ulster this season include Michael Lowry, James Hume
