Bryn Ward
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Sep 23, 2026
AndyHOST
Ward.
AndyHOST
And Bryn Ward are sort of two, three guys.
AndyHOST
who all have the physicality, who all have that pro rugby experience now, and can they add that extra bit to their game, whatever that is? Do they make more tackles, make more turnovers? If you're Bryn Ward, do you...
AndyHOST
stay involved all the way throughout the game and get your team over the over on the front foot if you're if you're mcnabney or you know do you become a line out option if you're mcnabney or become a threat in the opposition ball if you're mcnabney and then you know do you have a more of a kicking game and like make passes and not make mistakes if you're due possible to it you know um For example, for those three guys.
AndyHOST
And if you can do, if each of those three guys can do those two things, then I think you're talking about they're serious contenders for the Irish.
Jonny DrennanGUEST
Like if it's, you know, [laughs] we've hit 50 rucks and, you know, blah, blah, blah.
Jonny DrennanGUEST
Like what I want to actually find out is the personalities or maybe, you know, Zach Ward, Bryn Ward, like their, their heritage with their father.
Jonny DrennanGUEST
Like these stories that, that, that we have in Ulster, that's so much more interesting to me.
Jonny DrennanGUEST
Or Stuart McCloskey, who's like a junior football player for St. Andrew's and a, you know, a scrum half at Bangor Grammar, and now I look at him like that's actually interesting.
Cian TraceyGUEST
I'm thinking guys like Kieran Frawley, Craig Casey.
Cian TraceyGUEST
I know, like, Sean Johnson was the standout star, and Sam Illingworth and Billy Bowen made their debuts, and as did Bryn Ward, and they did well.
Cian TraceyGUEST
But guys who you were expecting to step up and maybe put pressure on the frontliners, it didn't really, um, happen for them.
Cian TraceyGUEST
But in terms of young guys, um- Who might be bolters, to use your term.
Cian TraceyGUEST
Look, he's only coming back from an ACL injury, which he did last year in Ireland camp just before Ireland were due to go to Georgia and Portugal.
Cian TraceyGUEST
I think if he hadn't have picked up that injury, there's a very good chance he might have been capped, um, already.
Cian TraceyGUEST
Obviously, Bryn Ward has been a big beneficiary of that in the Ulster back row.
Cian TraceyGUEST
I think Macnabney, look, obviously he'll have to be given time to see how he's recovered from what was a serious injury, but he's big, he's strong.
Ben LeahyPANELIST
Gibson Park's going to be filing away, so he has to start getting games.
Ben LeahyPANELIST
I know of academy are not going to talk about Bryn Ward after coming in as well and like he's on a senior contract now he should start seeing more minutes it's hard
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not to be hopeful
Ben LeahyPANELIST
of what Ulster could do this season I know we say that every year and last year started really well fell away picked up a bit and then the end of the season happened but that incoming list if you forget about the outgoings just ignore them they're gone they're not there anymore those nine players improve a squad every single time they improve their squad and that's all you want for a team that is in Not transition, but in a growth period, I guess.
CaolánHOST
And I like a player who runs like he hates the ground, to be quite honest.
CaolánHOST
You look at those lads, they are like, if they make a step up, Then straight away, because look at Ulster last year, Joe Hope stepped up Tom McAllister, Bryn Ward, and you look at their squad very different now.
CaolánHOST
Go on,
Ben LeahyPANELIST
Ben.
Mick McCarthyHOST
Okay.
Mick McCarthyHOST
Sean Jansen, Billy Bowen, Sam Illo, and Bryn Ward, who all played in the Nations Cup or whatever it's called.
Mick McCarthyHOST
Owen's on two points.
Mick McCarthyHOST
David's on one.
Mick McCarthyHOST
Okay.
Mick McCarthyHOST
Sean Jansen, Billy Bowen, Sam Illo, and Bryn Ward, who all played in the Nations Cup or whatever it's called.
Mick McCarthyHOST
Owen's on two points.
Mick McCarthyHOST
David's on one.
James ReesHOST
So they are without.
James ReesHOST
They have no fresh injury concerns, but the players that are currently unavailable are Stuart Moore, Ethan McElroy, Scott Wilson, Sam Crean, Kanan Knox, Ian Henderson, Joanne Augustus, Charlie Irvine, Jude Apostlethwaite, Callum Reid, and Bryn Ward.
Robbie OwenHOST
Mm-hmm.
James ReesHOST
A decent list,
Dara Smith-NaughtonPANELIST
Yeah, it does open up some questions because there's plenty of lads knocking on the door there.
Dara Smith-NaughtonPANELIST
You've Bryn Ward, Sean Jansen.
Dara Smith-NaughtonPANELIST
I've gotten chances over the last few months in the Irish jersey.
Dara Smith-NaughtonPANELIST
So, you know, it is always the thing of it's unfortunate to see one player go down, but it opens up opportunities elsewhere.