'I'm loving my time here' - Bell on Ulster stay
Bell has made a huge impact for Ulster since he joined in December 2025
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Wallabies prop Angus Bell says he has no plans to extend his Ulster spell beyond this season ahead of the province's trip to face the Ospreys this Saturday.
Bell joined Ulster on a sabbatical until the end of the 2025-26 campaign and made his debut in December in the side's 61-7 Challenge Cup win over Racing 92.
The 25-year-old said he remains committed to his deal with Rugby Australia, which runs to the end of 2027, despite describing his time in Belfast as "probably the best experience" of his career.
"Playing abroad was always something I wanted to do. It's something that I needed to do to grow up a bit and experience new things in rugby," Bell told BBC Sport NI.
"That's the beauty of rugby is that you can go across the world and play in a different country. It's been awesome to learn how different styles of rugby are played.
"We've got a really class team at Ulster and I'm loving my time here. Ask Rory, ask Besty about extending!"
Fourth-placed Ulster take on Ospreys on Saturday (19:45 GMT) at Brewery Field in round 12 of the United Rugby Championship.
Bell, who starts on the bench, is looking forward to the challenge against the ninth-placed Welsh outfit.
"They are a class team. We know how hard Ospreys are to play at home," he said.
"I've got some really good mates in that team. I grew up with Jack Walsh and I've known him since he was a young fella. I've also played with Ryan Smith - played against him and we've been in a couple of Wallabies squads together.
"It's going to awesome to play against those sort of lads and I'm really looking forward to taking the field with Ulster and hopefully getting a good result."
Both sides have international players back from the Six Nations, with Nathan Doak, Jude Postlethwaite, Tom Stewart and Bryn Ward all starting for Ulster.
Bell added: "We are in such a good position and I'm so glad I can hopefully build something here at Ulster towards the back end of the year.
"We're ready for the challenge and I'm really looking forward to this fixture."
