Tears, family and 'being boring' – Stockdale's milestone moment

After he made a milestone 150th appearance for Ulster on Satruday, Jacob Stockdale tells BBC Sport NI about his tears, family and being "unbelievably boring" about Ireland. Jacob Stockdale led out Ulster on the night of his 150th cap with his daughters, Phoebe and Bonnie, by his side Jacob Stockdale had run out of the tunnel wearing the Ulster jersey many times before – 149, to be exact. With his daughters, Phoebe and Bonnie, either side of him, he was the first player out on the pitch against Munster as he marked a century-and-a-half of Ulster appearances. It had been a long time coming for a wing who burst onto the scene in 2016, only for injuries to derail so much early promise.

But, after a resurgent few years, he was thankful to reach the milestone with his family by his side. "When I was walking out, I was like, 'I'm going to cry here'," he told BBC Sport NI. "I had to kind of pull it back a wee bit a couple of times. My family are incredibly important to me and it was a very emotional day." Stockdale's landmark moment came a week later than scheduled after he was forced out of the team to face Glasgow in the warm-up, but to do it at home, against your