• Henderson sidelined again ahead of Six Nations

    After only recently making a comeback following thumb surgery, Ulster's Iain Henderson is set to miss several weeks due to a finger injury.
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    Ireland appear set to be without Iain Henderson for the start of their Six Nations title defence after Ulster confirmed the lock will be out for “several weeks” with a finger injury.

    Second-rower Henderson was hurt during the 14-13 European Champions Cup win over Leicester Tigers at the weekend having only just returned to action following thumb surgery.

    Ulster confirmed in a statement that the latest injury is not related to the thumb that was operated on in December, though the setback suffered by the forward is a blow for Ireland ahead of this year’s Six Nations.

    Joe Schmidt’s squad open their campaign against England in Dublin on February 2 before travelling to Edinburgh to face Scotland the following weekend.

    The defending champions were already certain to be without versatile forward Tadhg Beirne for their first two fixtures due to a knee injury,  with Quinn Roux drafted into the squad as a replacement.

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