Ulster Rugby can confirm the 41-player squad for the 2026-27 season.
The fully contracted squad features seven new signings and two Development players in hooker, Henry Walker, and back three player, Aitzol Arenzana-King, who move up from the Academy.
Bryn Ward is also set for his first full campaign as a senior player, after impressing as an Academy player last season.
Joe Hopes and Charlie Irvine also progress as senior players after their year as Development talents.
Eduardo Bello, Keynan Knox, Eli Snyman and Ben Donnell come in to bolster the forward pack, while Matthew Devine, Jamie Benson and Chay Mullins are added to Ulster's exciting backline.
The vastly experienced international lock, Iain Henderson, continues to captain the team.
The squad features ten players who have been called up to the Ireland squad this summer for the 2026 Nations Championship as Tom O'Toole, Tom Stewart, Cormac Izuchukwu, Nick Timoney, Bryn Ward, Nathan Doak, Zac Ward, Jacob Stockdale, Stuart McCloskey and Robert Baloucoune all push for international honours.
Ulster Rugby Senior Men's Squad 2026-27
Prop
Eduardo Bello, Sam Crean, Keynan Knox, Eric O’Sullivan*, Tom O’Toole*, Callum Reid*, Scott Wilson*
Hooker
Rob Herring, James McCormick*, Tom Stewart*, Henry Walker*
Lock
Iain Henderson* (Captain), Joe Hopes*, Charlie Irvine*, Cormac Izuchukwu*, Harry Sheridan*, Eli Snyman
Back Row
Juarno Augustus, Ben Donnell, David McCann*, James McNabney*, Nick Timoney*, Bryn Ward *
Half Back
Jamie Benson, Matthew Devine, Nathan Doak*, Jake Flannery, Conor McKee*, Jack Murphy
Centre
Ben Carson*, James Hume*, Stuart McCloskey*, Stewart Moore*, Jude Postlethwaite*
Back Three
Rob Baloucoune*, Aitzol Arenzana-King, Michael Lowry*, Ethan McIlroy*, Chay Mullins, Jacob Stockdale*, Zac Ward
* denotes players developed through the Ulster Rugby Player Pathway
Development players in Italics
For more on Ulster Rugby's Academy intake for the 2026-27 season, check out the story here.