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'Clarity over roles' driving Ulster on - Flannery

Story byBBCSat, January 10, 2026 at 2:45 PM UTC·2 min readUlster fly-half Jake Flannery says players being "very clear" over their roles has helped improve the team's performances and results this season. Richie Murphy's side have won six of their first eight United Rugby Championship encounters in 2025-26 to sit third in the table, while they have seen off Racing 92 at home and lost to Cardiff away in the European Challenge Cup. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe introduction of Mark Sexton as attack coach and Willie Faloon as his defensive counterpart has been significant, Flannery explained in an interview with BBC Sport NI."I think the biggest thing is clarity. We are very clear on our roles as a team, whether it be attack or defence. The two lads [Sexton and Faloon], every training session, are just driving standards and driving clarity every minute of every session.

'Clarity over roles' driving Ulster on - Flannery

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  • It's constant, room for growth and constant development happening all the time."I think you're seeing that coming out on the pitch and I think the exciting thing is we're not even close to the finished product.
  • There's so much growth to go."It's an exciting group to be part of."AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementFlannery scored one of Ulster's three tries in their 28-3 victory over Munster at Affidea Stadium last week, the latest positive result for the Irish province as they prepare to resume their European campaign."The attack is brilliant, and is really coming on, but I think the defence are really keen to get the ball back for the attack, and it drives both sides of your game on."We're just really eager to get the ball because we believe we are in a position to really challenge teams and score points every time we get the ball."The 26-year-old believes that the opportunity to play a different team in the form of the Cheetahs - in a game which has been moved from Amsterdam to s-Hertogenbosch because of weather conditions - this weekend brings a freshness to the game. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement"A new experience for a load of guys, including myself.
  • A new place to play, probably haven't the luxury of seeing 10 games from the Cheetahs, only probably a couple of Challenge Cup and a couple in the Toyota Challenge as well."So yeah, new team that we don't see too often, new location, it'll be a cool weekend."In the Cheetahs' corner this weekend will be Ulster legend Ruan Pienaar, who is now an attack coach with the South African side."When I was playing for Emerging Ireland against the Cheetahs a few years ago he was actually playing, which was mad.
  • Doaky got a picture with him and it was cool," enthused Flannery.
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