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TRALEE man Ultan Dillane will leave Connacht Rugby when his contract expires at the end of the season. The news was confirmed this morning that Dillane has signed with an overseas club, the details of which will be announced in due course. The former Tralee RFC player released a statement on […]

NOW here’s something that could give us a Lockdown lift this weekend. We could do with a bit of a pick-me-up after Level 5 Restrictions so it would be great to see Ultan Dillance get some game-time for Ireland. He has been named in the match day squad for the […]

TRALEE man Ultan Dillene has been called into the Irish matchday squad for Sunday’s game against England. It comes after Ireland lock Iain Henderson was ruled out of the Six Nations clash due to family reasons. Devin Toner will take his place on the pitch for the game at Twickenham. This […]

FORMER Tralee RFC player Ultan Dillane has been named in the 44-man summer training squad ahead of September’s Rugby World Cup in Japan. Ireland coach Joe Schmidt picked the players for the pre-Rugby World Cup camps, and four friendlies to be played in August and September against England, Italy and […]

GREAT news for Ultan Dillane as he will get a Six Nations start for Ireland on Sunday. The Tralee man has been named in the starting line-up to play Italy in Rome in the Six Nations Championship (kick-off 3pm). The Tralee man made his first appearance for Ireland in 15 […]

ULTAN Dillane has been named in the squad to play Italy in Rome on Sunday in the Six Nations Championship. The Tralee man made his first appearance for Ireland in 15 months when he came off the bench in their 22-13 victory over Scotland at Murrayfield less than two weeks […]

FORMER Tralee RFC player Ultan Dillane has been included on the match day squad for Ireland’s next Six Nations game this weekend. The Connacht lock will be on the bench for the game against Scotland at Murrayfield which kicks off at 2.15pm on Saturday. Hopefully Ultan will get a chance […]

TRALEE man Ultan Dillane has been named in Joe Schmidt’s Irish rugby squad for their first two matches in the Six Nations. The 25 year old Connacht player is included in the 38-man squad, just as he was last year. However, his involvement in squad was cut short due to […]

TRALEE man Ultan Dillane has committed to Connacht for the next two years after he signed a two year contract extension that will keep him at the Sportsground up to the end of the 2020/21 season. The 25 year old former Tralee RFC player, who has made 11 appearances for Ireland, joined […]

ULTAN Dillane, Tralee’s rugby international and forward for Connacht, has become an ambassador for the 31 Day Challenge in January to promote positive mental health into 2019. The 31 Day Challenge has been a big success over the past few years thanks to Tralee man, Poshey Aherne, who saw the […]

  IRISH Rugby International Ultan Dillane was in his hometown on Friday night to launch a new book on international people living in Kerry. ‘Behind The Face’ is the remarkable and inspiring true life stories of 15 international people who have made Kerry their home. The Tralee rugby star was on […]

THE remarkable and inspiring true life stories of 15 international people who have made Kerry their home have been told in a new book, Behind the Face, which will be launched next Friday, December 2 in Siamsa Tire, Tralee at 6pm. Tralee man and Irish rugby international, Ultan Dillane, will launch […]

TRALEE’S Ultan Dillane made his first start for Ireland tonight. Despite a bit of a dodgy first half for the home team, Ultan was awesome. So much so, that he was awarded Man Of The Match in the game which finished 52-21 to the home team. Ultan managed to get […]

ULTAN Dillane will start for Ireland for the first time tomorrow when they face Canada at the Aviva Stadium. The Tralee RFC star really impressed in his latest cameo for his country against the All-Blacks last week, but now he has an opportunity to stake a starting place for the upcoming […]

AFTER his heroics on Saturday night in Chicago for Ireland’s win over the All-Blacks, Ultan Dillane is set to start for his country this weekend against Canada. It will be the former Tralee RFC player’s first start for Ireland as they face the north Americans in the Guinness November series game at the Aviva […]

ULTAN DILLANE has renewed his contract with Connacht Rugby which will see him at the club for a further two years. There was much speculation in recent weeks that Dillane could move to home province Munster, but those rumours have been laid to rest this morning. “Connacht Rugby has given me […]

THERE is speculation that Ultan Dillane could be on his way back to his home province, according to a report in the Irish Independent today. The former Tralee RFC player has been linked with a return to Munster and is believed to be open to the idea according the article. The […]

  ULTAN Dillane has had a great May and it’s showed by his nomination for a Radio Kerry and Randles Bros Sports Star of the month award nomination. The Connacht star is joined by Paul Nagle who won The Portuguese  World Rally Championship with Chris Meek and Waterville’s David Higgins who won the PGA Club […]

ULTAN Dillane played a big part as Connacht beat Leinster to claim their first Rabodirect Pro 12 crown. The Tralee man’s performance came in for some praise on Twitter. Now he has the tour of South Africa with Ireland to look forward to, it should be a great summer for […]

  IRELAND and Connacht rugby star, Ultan Dillane, was around town last week and his former club were delighted when he visited them at O’Dowd Park. He was there to hand out awards to members and launch a tag rugby event to be held at the club during the Rose Festival. […]

A MAN that is putting Tralee on the rugby world map is back home this week. One of Ireland’s brightest new stars, Ultan Dillane, is enjoying a week off catching up with family and friends, while also raising awareness for testicular cancer. “Coming home is a safe haven, I’m happy to […]

ULTAN Dillane is the Radio Kerry and Randles Bros Kerry Sports Star of the Month for March after the public had a chance to have their say for the first time. Ultan Dillane from Tralee, who plays rugby for Connaught and was called up to the Irish Squad for the recent Six Nations, beat stiff competition from fellow […]

ULTAN Dillane will have to wait a little longer for his first start in a Six Nations game as he has been named on the bench for the clash with Italy on Saturday. The 22 year old former Tralee RFC player impressed with his 15 minutes game time against the English two weeks […]

IT was a proud day for the Dillane family in Tralee as a local man made his debut for Ireland, making a great impression in the game against England in Twickenham. The former Tralee RFC player came on with 15 minutes to go and made an immediate impact. On 70 minutes he was instrumental […]

TRALEE man Ultan Dillane has been named on the Ireland bench for Round 3 of the 2016 RBS 6 Nations Championship against England in Twickenham. It’s fantastic news for the former Tralee RFC who looks set to make his first Ireland debut from the replacements bench, inside the belly of the beast at Twickenham on Saturday […]

TRALEE man Ultan Dillane has been named in the Ireland squad for Round 3 of the 2016 RBS 6 Nations Championship against England in Twickenham. The former Tralee RFC player was released from the squad to allow him to play for Connaught, just days prior to the French game, but now he’s […]

ULTAN Dillane is having a good week. The former Tralee RFC player from Clahane was called up to the 35 man squad for the forthcoming Six Nations matches yesterday, but he also received another honour from his province on Wednesday. With almost 60% of the votes, the Connacht lock Ultan […]

FORMER Tralee RFC player Ultan Dillane has today been named in Joe Schmidt’s 35 man squad for the upcoming Six Nations Championship. He is one of four uncapped players included in the squad where Rory Best takes on the captain’s role. It’s been a meteoric rise for 22 year old […]

FORMER Tralee RFC player, Ultan Dillane, has been called into Joe Schmidt’s extended Irish training squad for a Six Nations camp at Carton House. It’s the latest step in the 22-year-old Connacht lock’s progression since he left Tralee some years ago. Continued below… French-born Dillane moved to his mother’s native Kerry […]

FORMER Tralee RFC player, Ultan Dillane, has once again featured in the national press, a testament to his rising star status in Irish rugby. Dillane, has turned out nine times for the Connacht senior team in the last year. The performances earned him a two year contract with the province […]