Ulster have been hit with a significant injury blow ahead of their Champions Cup campaign. Centre Darren Cave suffered a fractured thumb in Saturday's thrashing at the hands of Munster, and is expected to miss the next eight weeks. If all goes to plan, it means Cave would be out until December's back-to-back Champions Cup pool games with the Scarlets. Iain Henderson is unlikely to face Connacht on Friday having suffered a concussion at Thomond Park last weekend. Ross Byrne would be the man to wear the number 10 jersey in Sexton's absence, with Leinster having one eye on their Champions Cup opener with Wasps in the next couple of weeks.

Source: Evening echo October 02, 2018 15:45 UTC