Darren Cave sidelined for eight weeks

Ulster will be without the services of centre Darren Cave ahead of their Champions Cup campaign.

The centre suffered a fractured thumb in their record defeat against Munster on the weekend and is expected to miss the next eight weeks.

He is expected to return in December ahead of Ulster's back-to-back Champions Cup pool games against Scarlets.

Elsewhere, Iain Henderson is unlikely to face Connacht on Friday having suffered a concussion at Thomond Park last weekend.

Rory Best, Jacob Stockdale and Sean Reidy have all recovered from their respective injuries and will be available to face Connacht.

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