Stockdale staying for another 3 years

Ulster Rugby wing Jacob Stockdale has signed a three-year IRFU contract up to the end of the 2022/23 season.

Stockdale made his Irish debut in 2017 against the USA scoring in the opening 20 minutes

David Nucifora - “Jacob has continued to grow as a player after bursting onto the scheme in his debut Six nations season.  He has performed at a consistently high level for both Ireland and Ulster and has huge potential to develop further on the international stage.”

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Jacob scored 10 tries for Ireland across the 2017/18 season including seven during the 2018 Grand Slam campaign which resulted in him being named Player of the Championship. To date, he has scored 16 tries in his 26 Test match appearances for Ireland.

Jacob made his Ulster debut against Benetton in January 2016 and has gone on to make 63 appearances scoring 27 tries.