A consistent back rower and powerful runner, ROGER WILSON comes from a long line of Irish internationals with his grandfather, Harry McKibbin, and two uncles, Harry Jnr and Alastair, having been capped at senior level.

A regular in Ulster teams since 2003, he won his first senior cap for Ireland against Japan three years ago. He has played in the first two Churchill Cup tournaments and was remarkably ever-present for Ulster during the 2006/07 season.

The 26-year-old, a former Ulster Player of the Year, is moving to Northampton Saints next season.