McFarland: Vermeulen can make difference for Ulster but more needed to bridge gap

Duane Vermeulen, South Africa

South African World Cup winner Dwayne Vermeulen's highly anticipated arrival at Ulster is no guarantee that trophies will follow, says Dan McFarland, but the head coach believes he is getting the type of influential player he has been chasing all year.

Ever since Marcel Coetzee decided he wanted to return to South Africa, Ulster have been in the market for a bulked-up back-rower different to anything they have already at the club.