Broken ankle rules Coulter out of Down’s plans

Benny Coulter has been ruled out of Down’s championship campaign after suffering a suspected broken ankle on Monday night.

The 2010 All Star forward sustained a serious injury while playing for his club Mayobridge in a league match against Bryansford. Down boss James McCartan last night confirmed Coulter is definitely ruled out of the Ulster championship opener against Fermanagh on June 3.

Further tests will be carried out later this week to determine to extent of the injury, but McCartan believes it is a break, rather than ligament damage.