Flanker Sean Reffell has been ruled out of Ulster’s United Rugby Championship game against the Lions on Saturday (12:45 BST), while Juarno Augustus is a doubt.
Reffell was forced off with a shoulder injury after coming off the bench in Ulster’s 34-26 victory over the Sharks in Durban last weekend and is now set for a spell on the sidelines.
Augustus, who was replaced at half-time by Reffell in the win, suffered an arm injury and “will be monitored through training this week,” Ulster said in an update on Tuesday.
Ulster head coach Richie Murphy will also be without experienced quartet Iain Henderson, Jacob Stockdale, Nick Timoney and Stuart McCloskey for Saturday’s game in Johannesburg as they have all left the squad to link up with Ireland for the November internationals.
Forward Cormac Izuchukwu is still out with a foot injury sustained against the Bulls earlier this month.
Marcus Rea, Ben Carson, Charlie Irvine and uncapped Bryn Ward have been added to the Ulster panel as Murphy’s side look to extend their 100% winning start to the URC campaign.
