Ulster Sign Irish-qualified Fly-half Benson

Ulster person confirmed nan signing of Jamie Benson connected a two-year deal.

The versatile 23-year-old tin play astatine fly-half, centre aliases full-back and will get earlier nan 2026-27 play from Premiership nine Harlequins, wherever he graduated from nan academy system.

Irish-qualified done relatives successful Belfast, Benson has represented England astatine U18 and U20 level, while he was selected successful a wider England A squad earlier this season.

In his elder debut for Quins successful 2021, Benson kicked a last-gasp conversion successful nan Premiership Cup against Northampton Saints.

He made his Premiership debut successful 2024, producing a subordinate of nan lucifer capacity against Saracens past season. This season, he scored his first Champions Cup effort successful nan triumph complete Bayonne.

"It feels for illustration a awesome clip to beryllium joining Ulster Rugby," said Benson.

"The squad are playing an entertaining marque of rugby, which I americium excited to beryllium a portion of.

"I person beardown family connections to nan state done my mum, who grew up successful Belfast, and I'm looking guardant to getting started."

Ulster wide head Rory Best said Benson's presence will adhd further title for places successful nan squad.

"We are delighted to beryllium signing a subordinate of Jamie's value arsenic we build our squad up of adjacent season," Best said.

"He has shown a batch of imaginable for Harlequins, performing good erstwhile fixed nan opportunity and making an effect astatine Prem level and successful nan Champions Cup.

"Jamie brings value and title to our fly-half depth, and has that added spot of bringing versatility to nan backmost statement astatine wrong centre aliases full-back.

"At 23 years old, he joins america pinch his champion years up of him and we can't hold to invited him to Ulster this summer."

Benson will go nan 4th caller presence astatine Ulster who person already confirmed nan signings of Eli Snyman, Ben Donnell and Matt Devine.