Gilroy and Fitzpatrick could miss Ulster game

Ireland duo Craig Gilroy and Declan Fitzpatrick are major doubts for Ulster’s winner-takes-pool trip to Leicester Tigers this weekend but their Test comrades Simon Zebo and Conor Murray will be fit for Munster’s home Heineken Cup tie with Edinburgh.

Both Murray and Zebo showed no reaction to their respective knee and foot injuries following their returns from injury last Saturday at Gloucester with Ireland scrum-half Murray playing 80 minutes and wing Zebo ending a 12-week spell on the sidelines with 12 minutes off the bench at Kingsholm.

Ulster wing Gilroy suffered a broken nose and concussion in his province’s victory over Montpellier at Ravenhill on Friday and was due to see a specialist last night. Also concussed in that game was tighthead prop Fitzpatrick. A late decision will be made on their participation in Saturday’s Welford Road showdown. However, Tommy Bowe will not recover from a groin injury in time.