Influential Duane can lift Ulster
Irish Daily Mirror|October 15, 2021
EXPERIENCE South Africa back row man Vermeulen
CARL KENNEDY
Influential Duane can lift Ulster

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ULSTER chief Bryn Cunningham says the province moved to sign Duane Vermeulen in the hope the World Cup winner would influence the team off the pitch as much as he would on it.

Back row Vermeulen will link up with the province in late November after playing for the Barbarians against Samoa.

The signing of the Springbok took many by surprise, with Ulster pouncing for a world class signing after a deal with forward Leone Nakarawa fell through.

This story is from the October 15, 2021 edition of Irish Daily Mirror.

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