A former Ulster development player, Carson was part of the Murphy squad that won the Under-20 Six Nations Grand Slam in 2022 and later made his United Rugby Championship debut against Connacht before scoring in his first senior start for Ulster against the Bulls in October. I did it. Second half attempt.
He was twice whitewashed in URC’s defeat by Leinster at the end of November and has now made a total of seven appearances for the Irish side.
“This time last year I didn’t play much for Ulster, but this year we’ve had a few injuries and with James Hume out and Stuart McCloskey having a bit of a problem, it’s given me the opportunity to put my best foot forward,” the 22-year-old said. – fat.
“Rich and I have a pretty good relationship. He coached me at under-20s, we won a Grand Slam and he was quite happy with how I got there, so when he came here he was very supportive of me from the start. He gave me a chance that I didn’t really get and I was happy when he did.”
Ulster go into URC action on the back of a fifth successive defeat in all competitions when they take on Connacht at the Sports Stadium on Saturday. Their most recent match came at home to Munster in Belfast before Christmas, when they came from behind to win 22-19, an agonizing finale.
Carson said his Ulster team can take confidence from their hard-fought 32-27 win over Pete Wilkins’ side at the Kingspan Stadium in October.
“The game didn’t go as well as we wanted, but we still had half the season left,” recalled Carson.
“We won against them (Connacht) earlier in the season and it was a good performance, but they will be ready to go.
“They watched us play against Munster and probably thought, ‘This is a good opportunity for these boys to put up numbers,’ but we’re all gunning for a win.”
