Ulster lock eyes green jersey

Ulster lock Lewis Stevenson got a sniff of what international rugby was about earlier this month. Now he wants more.

The 28-year-old comes from the same Ballyclare High School stable as his hero Gary Longwell, who made 26 appearances for Ireland and was one of Ulster’s European Cup heroes of 1999.

Stevenson was involved in one of the Ireland training camps in the build-up to the Six Nations and it gave him a hunger for more involvement. He knows it is now up to himself as he prepares for tonight’s RaboDirect Pro12 clash with bottom side Zebre at Ravenhill.