Aaron Hall (born 26 June 1998) is an Irish

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player who formerly played in the back row for

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. He was educated at

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, played club rugby for

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, and was selected at age-grade level for Ulster. In 2015 he won the Ulster Youth Player of the Year Award. He joined the Ulster academy ahead of the 2016–17 season. He made his senior competitive debut the following season, starting in a 23–22 win against Benetton in the

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on 24 November 2017. He played for Ulster 'A' in the

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, and the 2018–19 and

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. He remained in the academy for a fourth year in 2019–20, but was no longer listed in the academy squad the following season. He joined Ballyclare RFC ahead of the 2020–21 season, having previously played for them at youth level."Ballyclare Rugby will be stronger with a mix of youth and experience"
Northern Ireland World, 29 July 2020

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