Ulster lose Muller for two months

Ulster must plan without skipper Johann Muller for two months.

Muller ruptured ligaments around his thumb in Friday night’s Heineken Cup win over Glasgow at Scotstoun and underwent surgery to repair the injury yesterday.

He is certain to miss the back-to-back clashes with Northampton in the middle of December, with Lewis Stevenson likely to be the player to benefit. The Ulster captaincy will be handed on to flanker Chris Henry.