The Ulster Rugby Medical Performance team have issued a squad update ahead of Saturday’s Guinness PRO14 Rainbow Cup fixture against Edinburgh Rugby at BT Murrayfield. It was confirmed last week that four players tested positive for COVID-19 and are currently self-isolating. 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. Along with those who are isolating the following players have been confirmed as carrying injuries 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)