Harrison opts for Ulster

Ulster have pulled off the signing of Australian lock Justin Harrison, famously branded an “ape, plod and plank” by England’s Austin Healey during the 2001 Lions tour of Australia.

Mon, 01 Aug, 2005 - 20:16

Ulster have pulled off the signing of Australian lock Justin Harrison, famously branded an “ape, plod and plank” by England’s Austin Healey during the 2001 Lions tour of Australia.

Harrison, who has signed a three-year contract, is looking forward to “something totally different” in Belfast.

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