Best man Afoa unavailable for Ulster v Leicester clash

Ulster’s new signing John Afoa is unavailable for the province’s Heineken Cup Round 2 encounter with Leicester Tigers at Welford Road on Saturday (6pm) after he returned to act as best man at fellow All Black Jerome Kaino’s wedding.

Aside from Afoa’s unorthodox absence, which Ulster Rugby were aware of when he arrived ahead of schedule earlier this month, Brian McLaughlin has no new injury worries ahead of their Pool 4 match.