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Herring And Trimble To Share Ulster Captaincy

Herring And Trimble To Share Ulster Captaincy

Ulster have announced that Rob Herring and Andrew Trimble will captain the province’s senior squad during the upcoming season.
  

Rob Herring, who deputised as skipper for Rory Best on numerous occasions last season, and Andrew Trimble – Ulster’s most-capped player with 206 caps – will share the captaincy throughout the 2016/17 campaign.

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Herring joined Ulster in 2012 and has amassed 97 appearances for the province, while Trimble’s Ulster career began back in 2005 with a debut against Cardiff.

The experienced duo will replace Best, who had led both Ulster and Ireland since being appointed as national team captain in January this year.

Ulster’s director of rugby Les Kiss commented: “Rob and Andrew are two outstanding individuals who have the respect of everyone within the organisation and I’m delighted they have agreed to take on the captaincy.

“In the current landscape it’s hard to guarantee that one player will be available of all the time, so the shared captaincy model will give us more flexibility and continuity throughout the season.

“Rory and I have been in discussions about this since the end of last season and we felt it was the perfect time for him to assist us in developing this new leadership structure. His experience of captaining both Ulster and Ireland last season will continue to be invaluable for us as a group.

“We have strong experience across our squad that will support Rob and Andrew by driving standards off the field and assisting with tactics and decision-making in training and in match situations.”

Commenting on his appointment, Herring said: “I’ve been fortunate to captain the team on a number of occasions over the past season and it has been a great privilege. To be named a club captain of Ulster is an absolute honour and something that I will cherish for the rest of my life.

“To be able to share the captaincy with someone like Andrew is massively exciting, and together, with the support of the many other leaders in the squad, we can make strides to deliver the success that the players, staff and supporters strive for.”

Trimble was equally proud to be named as captain, saying: “To be named as captain of my home province is extremely humbling and this is without doubt one of the proudest moments of my career. We are a close-knit group of players and we are lucky to have so many leaders to call upon.

“Rob is a fantastic player and captain and I believe that we have a great structure in place that will allow us to deliver on the pitch.”