Another one of Ulster's players who represented Ireland at the U20 World Championship last summer, prop Peter Cooper is in his third year at the Abbey Insurance Ulster Rugby Academy.
Find out a bit more about Peter in this quick-fire Q&A...
DATE OF BIRTH: 22/01/97
PREFERRED POSITION: Tight-head Prop
CURRENT CLUB: Malone RFC
PREVIOUS TEAMS: Sullivan Upper School
STUDYING: Business Management at QUB
HONOURS: Ulster U20, Ulster A, Ireland U18, U19, U20
RUGBY INFLUENCES: Cian Healy, Tadhg Furlong, Jonah Lomu
FACT NOT MANY PEOPLE WOULD KNOW ABOUT YOU: I can play the piano and guitar
BEST ADVICE YOU HAVE RECEIVED: Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard
DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN THREE WORDS: Driven, Passionate, Friendly
STRONGEST AREA OF YOUR GAME: Ball carrying
AREA TO WORK ON: Chop tackle
THING YOU ENJOY MOST ABOUT RUGBY: Being part of a team environment, the competitive nature of it, getting to meet players from all over
OTHER HOBBIES: Reading, Seeing Friends and Travelling
FAVOURITE MOVIE: Harry Potter and the Philospher's Stone
PRE-GAME SONG: Lynard Skynard - Free Bird
CHEAT MEAL: Pizza
PRE-MATCH SUPERSTITIONS: Don’t really have any- just listen to the same podcast before every game
Find out a bit more about Peter in this quick-fire Q&A...
DATE OF BIRTH: 22/01/97
PREFERRED POSITION: Tight-head Prop
CURRENT CLUB: Malone RFC
PREVIOUS TEAMS: Sullivan Upper School
STUDYING: Business Management at QUB
HONOURS: Ulster U20, Ulster A, Ireland U18, U19, U20
RUGBY INFLUENCES: Cian Healy, Tadhg Furlong, Jonah Lomu
FACT NOT MANY PEOPLE WOULD KNOW ABOUT YOU: I can play the piano and guitar
BEST ADVICE YOU HAVE RECEIVED: Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard
DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN THREE WORDS: Driven, Passionate, Friendly
STRONGEST AREA OF YOUR GAME: Ball carrying
AREA TO WORK ON: Chop tackle
THING YOU ENJOY MOST ABOUT RUGBY: Being part of a team environment, the competitive nature of it, getting to meet players from all over
OTHER HOBBIES: Reading, Seeing Friends and Travelling
FAVOURITE MOVIE: Harry Potter and the Philospher's Stone
PRE-GAME SONG: Lynard Skynard - Free Bird
CHEAT MEAL: Pizza
PRE-MATCH SUPERSTITIONS: Don’t really have any- just listen to the same podcast before every game