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Rob Lyttle

Rob Lyttle

Rugby player

Rob Lyttle (born 28 January 1997) is a rugby union player from Donaghcloney, County Down, Northern Ireland. He plays wing for Banbridge RFC, having spent seven seasons with Ulster.

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Born in Donaghcloney, County Down, he played mini rugby at Dromore RFC as a child. He attended Royal Belfast Academical Institution, where he appeared in the Ulster Schools' Cup final in 2013. He then moved to Methodist College Belfast, with whom he made the Schools' Cup semi-finals. He was named Ulster Rugby Schools Player of the Year in 2015.[2] He was signed to the Ulster academy.[3] He made his senior debut, scoring two tries, against the Dragons in September 2016.[4] He made his fiftieth appearance against Scarlets in January 2022.[5] In April 2023 he announced he would be leaving Ulster at the end of the 2022-23 season.[6]

References

  1. [1]
    ItsRugby profile
  2. [2]
    "Best, Gilroy And Cave Among The Ulster Award Winners", Irish Rugby, 1 May 2015
  3. [3]
    "Meet the Next Gen: Lyttle living the dream at Ulster", United Rugby Championship, 8 September 2020
  4. [4]
    "Rob Lyttle | In Flying Form", Ulster Rugby, 28 November 2016
  5. [5]
    Michael Glennon, "Half century for Lyttle as Ulster welcome Scarlets", RTÉ Sports, 27 January 2022
  6. [6]
    Jonathan Bradley, "I’m sad to be leaving Ulster at end of the season, admits winger Rob Lyttle", Belfast Telegraph, 11 April 2023


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