Ulster Rugby sign Samoan international on short-term contract

Ulster Rugby has signed Samoan international outhalf, Mike Stanley, on a short-term contract until the end of this season.


The 25 year-old had been training with Super 15 Rugby side, the Chiefs and has signed for four months to be a back-up 10 to Ian Humphreys.

Both Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding are currently out with medium-term injuries.


Born in Auckland, Mike is from a famous rugby family in New Zealand that includes All Blacks, Joe, Jeremy and Benson Stanley.

He moved to England as a child and grew up in Thurrock, where he attended the Gable Hall School.


His ability as a sc…

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