Duane Vermeulen has unfinished business with the Champions Cup

The lure of playing once more in the European Champions Cup for Ulster, after a disappointing stint at Toulon, was an obvious incentive for a move back to the northern hemisphere from South Africa

9 April 2022; Duane Vermeulen of Ulster after the Heineken Champions Cup Round of 16 first leg match between Toulouse and Ulster at Stade Ernest Wallon in Toulouse, France. Photo by Manuel Blondeau/Sportsfile

Duane Vermeulen regards his Ulster experience as “a last Hail Mary before I retire” and believes he is writing a memorable fitting final chapter to what has been a stellar professional rugby career.

The lure of playing once more in the European Champions Cup, after a disappointing stint at Toulon, was an obvious incentive for a move back to the northern hemisphere from South Africa.