Injured Henderson out of Ireland's opening Six Nations games

Ulster lock will miss England and Scotland matches

Henderson
Author: Nigel GouldPublished 22nd Jan 2019

Ulster’s Iain Henderson is out of Ireland’s first two Six Nations games.

The 26-year-old lock injured a finger in his man-of-the-match performance for the province in their Champions Cup win over Leicester.

Ulster say he will be out for several weeks which means he is set to miss the opener with England and likely the second game against Scotland.

Meanwhile, Ulster’s Marcell Coetzee is having a scan today on a hamstring injury while Billy Burns sustained a concussion and will follow return-to-play protocols.