ULSTER WILL BE without scrum-half John Cooney for Sunday’s Champions Cup clash with Toulouse.
Ulster kick off their European campaign away to the French giants on Sunday afternoon, but will be without Cooney, who has picked up a hamstring injury in last Friday’s defeat to Leinster.
Also absent is Ben Moxham, who suffered a significant knee injury in the same game. He will see a surgeon next week and is facing a lengthy spell on the sidelines.
Ulster hope Zac Ward will re-integrate with the first team this week following concussion, and will thus be available to face Toulouse.
The province meanwhile say their players recently involved with Ireland will be available to face Toulouse, meaning Jacob Stockdale may be fit to play this weekend in spite of being forced off against Fiji with a hamstring injury.
Ulster’s other returning Irish internationals include Iain Henderson, Rob Herring, Cormac Izuchukwu, Nick Timoney, Tom O’Toole, and Stuart McCloskey.
Ulster will find it very tough v toulouse away i dont want to be rr but can only see and 25 point plus loss hope im wrong
Makes no odds who’s ruled in or who’s ruled out. They will be destroyed.
Without Gav on the pod this week to challenge the narrative, the total failure of the guys to acknowledge that Ulster should have beaten Leinster was very disappointing. Must have blown half a dozen 5m line outs. They would have won anyway were it not for their diabolical scrum. Somewhat ironic that BJ proceeded to wax lyrical about Slimani and MK called for TOT to play at loosehead. How many pens did young Wilson give away? The second of the two tightheads that came from the Championship couldn’t even make the squad for the recent A team games. It’ll be good to get Herring back but the next six games could be a really tough watch.
@Justin Robinson: next six games might be a bit extreme ,but next two weeks will be bleak for sure. If a third string leinster scrum with 7 men can outscrum Ulster, genuinely scared for Toulouse and Bordeaux.
Awful luck for BM. Different knee to the one he injured last time. Looked so innocuous. Stockdale was on the injury list last week and had already returned to Belfast presumably so not convinced he’s available. In any event, send the A team…..
This is gonna be ugly I fear , Toulouse by 25
Will the French front liners be playing?
@Thesaltyurchin: oui , this club is all about the big one , and there is no game time qutoa in place other then Antoine Dupont must play at all costs