Doyle makes Ulster pledge

Published on 26/07/2012 00:00

AUSTRALIAN openside flanker Sean Doyle is determined to make his mark at Ulster after joining the RaboDirect PRO 12 side.

“I didn’t come here for the sightseeing or the weather; I came here to play rugby,” said the 23-year-old. “I think I was pretty close to making that next step back home but I wasn’t going to sit there and wait for it and Ulster gave me the opportunity. I looked into getting an Irish passport and my manager put me in touch with Ulster.”

Doyle, whose grandfather hails from County Clare continued: “Leaving my family was tough. But, at the end of the day, it wasn’t a hard decision to leave.”