ULSTER RUGBY HAVE confirmed that Ben Moxham has suffered a cruciate ligament knee injury and is facing a lengthy spell on the sidelines.
The 23-year-old sustained an ACL tear of his right knee in the recent URC defeat to Leinster, and will undergo surgery next week.
Moxham’s “estimated return to play time is nine months,” Ulster added in a squad update ahead of Saturday’s Champions Cup clash with Bordeaux Bègles.
Meanwhile, John Cooney has resumed team training after a hamstring injury kept him out of last weekend’s heavy defeat to Toulouse.
Cooney’s fitness will be monitored over the coming days, as will that of Stewart Moore and Ben Carson after both suffering “soft tissue contusions” against Toulouse.
A selection call will then be made on the trio ahead of Saturday’s game at Kingspan Stadium.
Robert Baloucoune (calf), Jake Flannery (ankle), Jacob Stockdale (hamstring), Ethan McIlroy (ankle), Sean Reffell (ankle), James Hume (knee), Callum Reid (knee) and Tom Stewart (ankle) are unavailable for selection for the Bordeaux Bègles fixture.
- Updated 4.35pm to amend typo in headline
232 days since the chiefs last won a game in the premiership, now that’s a champions cup side right there!!
@Stuart: Less than 6 hours Stuart.
@Stuart: pipe down chief. Honestly.
@Stuart: Chiefs have fallen drastically from the HCup winning side, they were everyones favourite Prem side being one of the few that didnt overspend, and built slowly from the championship to premiership and HCup champs, but after covid they have made drastic cuts as they didn’t have the sugar daddy like most Prem sides and stick rigidly within what they can afford and are one of the few that dont have massive debt and lost most of that squad and are rebuilding.even the Top 14 with its massive wealth, most owners have admited to overspending beyond what teams can really afford and say its not sustainable.