Ulster name captain for 2019/2020 season

The 27-year-old has represented his home province on 105 occasions.

Ulster name captain for 2019/2020 season
Thu, 25 Jul, 2019 - 12:18
Joel Slattery

Iain Henderson has been named Ulster Rugby captain for the upcoming season.

Henderson, 27, is currently in the Ireland training squad ahead of this autumn's World Cup in Japan and gets the nod after the retirement of Rory Best who will hang up his boots after the World Cup.

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