No extra pressure for Ulster-bound Wallaby Bell

Australia's Ulster-bound prop Angus Bell is not feeling any extra pressure before Saturday's Test against Ireland (20:10 GMT).

Bell, 25, will join the Irish province on a short-term deal until the end of the season following the autumn internationals.

"Playing for your country's enough pressure as it is," said the loose-head.

"The pressure that we do have is privilege, be lucky enough to be playing a Test match for your country against any team, it's an incredible privilege.

"It's massive challenge, as every Test match is, but especially against the Irish."

Bell, who has 48 Wallabies caps, added: "They're a great team, as you've seen earlier in the year when most of them were in the British and Irish Lions.

"They're great athletes, and we know how dangerous they are with ball and without."

Bell, who plays for the Waratahs in Super Rugby, said he is excited to experience something new during his stint in Belfast.

"Ulster have a really great coaching staff, some really good older men that played last week, [Stuart] McCloskey in the centre," said the Sydney-born forward, who featured in all three Tests against the Lions.

"You have got a couple forwards mixed in there too. It's to experience something new, get away from Australia briefly, hopefully to come back into the environment would be great.

"It's all about learning from there, I'm still just 25 so just learning off those people around the world."

Bell, who has been preparing for the move by watching the Kenneth Branagh-directed film Belfast, added: "It was something that I needed in my career, I thought would be beneficial.

"I know it's colder than Australia, that's for sure."