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'I thought it was a joke' - Ulster triallist Zac Ward on wing move

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Ulster triallist Zac Ward expects to learn soon if he has earned a contract with the province and says his full focus is on the 15s game.Ward was the standout Ireland Sevens player from the Paris Olympics and began a three-month trial with Richie Murphy's side in mid-August.The 25-year-old featured in pre-season friendlies and did his chances no harm with a strong showing on the Emerging Ireland tour in South Africa earlier this month.Not only did he score the first try in the opening game against the Airlink Pumas, he did so while bedding into a new position on the wing.Prior to his Seven career, Ward, son of former Ireland international Andy, was a back rower, standing 6ft 3in and weighing over 15st."I think from now it's just my full focus is on 15s," he told RTÉ Sport at a Tackle Your Feelings event."The lifestyle of Sevens is phenomenal, but I've ticked every box I wanted to tick with Sevens so now it's a matter of a new set of goals, let's go and chase these with 15s."With Ulster, hopefully we'll find out in the next week or so what the long-term future holds but I think for myself anyway I just want to give it a real good crack and try and create a nice career in 15s." We need your consent to load this YouTube content We use YouTube to manage extra content that can set cookies on your device and collect data about your activity.

Please review their details and accept them to load the content. Manage Preferences Ward was approached about a move to 15s ahead of the Olympic Games, with Ulster Rugby head of operations Bryn Cunningham proposing that he explore his potential as a winger."I thought it was a joke at the start, to be honest, because before I went into play Sevens I was a back rower," said Ward, who scored

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