Ulster Injury Update ahead of Edinburgh

The Ulster Rugby Medical Performance team has issued a squad update ahead of Saturday’s Guinness PRO14 Rainbow Cup fixture against Edinburgh Rugby at BT Murrayfield.

In a statement, the club said: "As confirmed last week, four players tested positive for COVID-19 and are currently self-isolating. All of the players remain well. A further nine players have been identified as close contacts from the confirmed cases, and are also currently self-isolating, in accordance with Public Health guidelines.

"The following players are currently injured, and unavailable for selection for the upcoming fixture against Edinburgh:

John Cooney (neck)

Luke Marshall (knee)

Jack McGrath (hip)

Eric O’Sullivan (shoulder)

Jacob Stockdale (shoulder)

Ethan McIlroy (hip)

Cormac Izuchukwu (knee)