| Date of birth | 26 June 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Ballynahinch, Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 98 kg (15.4 st; 216 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Aaron Hall (born 26 June 1998) is an Irish rugby union player who formerly played in the back row for Ulster.
He was educated at Ballyclare Secondary School, played club rugby for Ballynahinch,[1] and was selected at age-grade level for Ulster. In 2015 he won the Ulster Youth Player of the Year Award.[2] He joined the Ulster academy ahead of the 2016–17 season.[3] He made his senior competitive debut the following season, starting in a 23–22 win against Benetton in the Pro14 on 24 November 2017.[4] He played for Ulster 'A' in the 2017–18 British and Irish Cup,[5] and the 2018–19[6] and 2019–20 Celtic Cup.[7] He remained in the academy for a fourth year in 2019–20,[8] but was no longer listed in the academy squad the following season.[9] He joined Ballyclare RFC ahead of the 2020–21 season, having previously played for them at youth level.[10]
References[edit]
- ^ "Academy trio set for Senior Debut", Ulster Rugby, 24 November 2017
- ^ "Best, Gilroy And Cave Among The Ulster Award Winners", Irish Rugby, 2 May 2015
- ^ "Ulster Finalise Academy Squad For 2016/17", Irish Rugby, 5 September 2016
- ^ "Debutant Hall happy to stake his claim for another Ulster start". Belfast Telegraph. 27 November 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ^ itsrugby.co.uk Aaron Hall playing statistics at ItsRugby.co.uk
- ^ Michael Sadlier, "Depleted 'A' team are taught a harsh lesson by the Scarlets", Belfast Telegraph, 15 September 2018
- ^ Gareth Fullerton, "Ulster A side to feature eight Academy players for Celtic Cup clash with Scarlets", Belfast Live, 13 September 2018
- ^ "Abbey Insurance Ulster Academy 2019/20 Squad Announced", Ulster Rugby, 20 June 2019
- ^ Jonathan Bradley, "Ulster trio staying at Kingspan as senior and Academy squad lists released for 20/21 season", Belfast Telegraph, 12 May 2020
- ^ "Ballyclare Rugby will be stronger with a mix of youth and experience", Northern Ireland World, 29 July 2020