Will the last foreign rugby player out of the country turn out the lights, please?
Earlier this Ben Te’o announced his ambitious plans to join English yo-yo club Worcester and today we hear that Ulster battering ram Nick Williams is off to Cardiff Blues next season.
The 32-year-old Number 8 has spent four years in Belfast, where he rebuilt his reputation after an earlier, injury-plagued, spell in Munster.
Despite some more injury issues and an eight-week suspension at the end of last season for a striking offence, Williams has been a very influential figure at Kingspan Stadium and one of the most devastating ball carriers in the PRO12.
Just ask Leinster’s Rhys Ruddock.
Good grief that was some hand-off from Nick Williams! pic.twitter.com/6UwMi5C93k
— Pat McCarry (@patmccarry) November 27, 2015
Williams is off to the Welsh capital this summer but declared himself committed to the rest of Ulster’s season, as Les Kiss’s men look like the only Irish province with a good chance of progressing to the knockout stages of the Champions Cup.
“I’ve thoroughly enjoyed my time in Belfast,” he told Ulster’s official’s website.
“The Ulster people are special and the supporters have always been so good to me. My daughter was born in Ireland so it will always be a special place for our family.
“Rest assured, I’ll be giving everything for the team until the end of this season. We have set our targets over the next five months and I want to play my part in us achieving them.”
Adios Nick and thanks for all the bruising memories.
