Injured Tommy Bowe ruled out of clash with Harlequins

Tommy Bowe, injured in Sunday’s Champions Cup win at Harlequins, is out of Friday’s return leg with the Premiership side in Belfast.

The Irish international damaged his hamstring on the snow-covered Stoop and his absence in midfield will mean at least one change for an Ulster side now back in the reckoning for a quarter-final spot. With Luke Marshall still not match-fit it means Darren Cave and Louis Ludik are potential replacements along with winger Jacob Stockdale.

Captain and hooker Rory Best’s foot infection will rule him out again, so Iain Henderson will continue to skipper the side after what he called the ‘dogfight’ last weekend.