Franco van der Merwe extends stay at Ulster for further season
Ulster will confirm later on Wednesday that South African second row Franco van der Merwe will remain with the club on a one-year extension to his existing contract the News Letter can reveal
It is a boost for the Irish Province in wake of the sudden immediate departure on Monday of fellow lock Lewis Stevenson to English Premiership side, Exeter Chiefs.
That came three days after Ulster confirmed they had signed Irish qualified lock, Kieran Treadwell, from Harlequins on a two year deal. He arrives over the summer.
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