Queen’s University Belfast and Ulster Rugby announce Player Pathway collaboration

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We are delighted to enter into a formal partnership with Ulster Rugby to support the player development pathway at Queen’s University. We have a proud history of supporting players towards the very top of their sport and are pleased to be in a position to help build structures with Ulster Rugby that can create an exciting future. Ulster Rugby is an iconic sporting brand and working together will add value to the student experience at Queen’s, including academic and sporting opportunities. This is the latest in a number of national governing body partnerships we have entered into across a range of sports to enrich the sporting landscape at Queen’s University.

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Our new partnership with Queen’s University is one of the key recent developments in our provincial Player Pathway programme, which aims to foster the next generation of Ulster players by identifying where an individual is best placed within the different playing opportunities to maximise on their potential. The targeted allocation of Academy and Pathway players to Queen’s throughout the season accelerates the development of talented, local players from a technical, tactical, physical, and mental performance perspective. It will also bring benefits for the grassroots game by helping an increased number of players to transition back into the club game when they have completed their studies.