Rob Lyttle

Rob Lyttle (born 28 January 1997) is a rugby union player from Donaghcloney, County Down, Northern Ireland. He plays wing for Banbridge RFC and Ulster.

Robert Lyttle

Birth name	Robert Lyttle
Date of birth	(1997-01-28) 28 January 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth	Donaghcloney, Northern Ireland
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	86 kg (13 st 8 lb)
School	Royal Belfast Academical Institution Methodist College Belfast
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing Current team Ulster Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2015-17 Queen's University () 2017- Banbridge () Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2016–2023, 2025 Ulster 66 (108) Correct as of 26 January 2025[1] International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2017 Ireland U20 1 (0) Correct as of 28 February 2017

Born in Donaghcloney, County Down, he played mini rugby at Dromore RFC as a child. He attended Royal Belfast Academical Institution, where he appeared in the Ulster Schools' Cup final in 2013. He then moved to Methodist College Belfast, with whom he made the Schools' Cup semi-finals. He was named Ulster Rugby Schools Player of the Year in 2015.^[2] He was signed to the Ulster academy.^[3] He made his senior debut, scoring two tries, against the Dragons in September 2016.^[4] He made his fiftieth appearance against Scarlets in January 2022.^[5] In April 2023 he announced he would be leaving Ulster at the end of the 2022-23 season.^[6]

He returned to the Ulster squad in January 2025 as short-term injury cover, and was named on the bench for Ulster's home Champions Cup tie against Exeter Chiefs.^[7]