Darren Cave

Who is Darren Cave?

Darren Cave is a professional rugby union player who currently plays centre for Ulster Rugby in the RaboDirect Pro12 and Heineken Cup.

A real attacking talent, Darren was another young player who has come up through the Ulster Academy system and upgraded his development contract to a full contract with Ulster ahead of the start of the 2008–09 season.

He is a strong runner and tackling centre who has made a rapid progression at international level, having won the Grand Slam with the Ireland Under-20s in 2007, starred in Ireland's Rugby World Cup Sevens qualification and he has represented Ireland 'A' as they won the Churchill Cup 2009.

In 2010/11 he struggled with injuries but returned towards the end of the season and scored some vital tries as Ulster reached the quarter-finals of the Heineken Cup and semi-finals of the Magners League. Cave showed excellent form on his return to action but picked up another injury in early 2012, just as he looked likely to be included in Ireland's Six Nations squad. He made another magnificent comeback as Ulster made the Heineken Cup final for just the second time in their history, but they lost to Leinster in the 2012 Heineken Cup Final, 42-14.