Jared Payne signs contract to keep him with Ulster and Ireland

The 30-year-old won his first international cap in the win over South Africa in November 2014 and has claimed 12 caps and two tries to date.

The IRFU have announced that Jared Payne has signed a two year Irish contract which will keep him at Kingspan Stadium until June 2018.

Payne made his debut for Ulster against the Cardiff Blues in September 2011 and has represented the province 63 times, scoring 14 tries.