Ulster confirm facial fracture injury to McIlroy

Ethan McIlroy suffered a concussion and facial fracture during the Ulster interpro against Munster last weekend.

INJURY UPDATE: Ethan McIlroy suffered a concussion and facial fracture during their interpro clash against Munster. Pic: ©INPHO/Laszlo Geczo

Ulster have confirmed that Ethan McIlroy suffered a concussion and facial fracture during their URC Interpro clash against Munster last weekend in Ravenhill.

McIlroy was making a run for the Munster try line in the 14th minute of Ulster's 21-14 win and sustained the serious looking head injury as Munster hooker Diarmuid Barron and Shane Daly scrambled to prevent the Ulster full-back crossing the try line.

The collision between McIlroy and in particular Daly appeared to damage the McIlroy who was carrying low towards the whitewash from close range when Daly sprinted from the left in an attempt to stop him when the collision occurred. 

Munster hooker Barron almost simultaneously tackled McIlroy immediately called for the medics when seeing the Ulsterman's condition.

Daly was yellow carded by referee Frank Murphy who believed there was sufficient mitigation not to red card the Munster man due to McIlroys low body position in the carry and Barron's legal tackle from the opposite side affecting the contact between McIlroy and Daly at the last second. 

McIlroy was treated at the Royal Victoria Emergency Department and discharged home on Friday evening. 

McIlroy is likely to miss a number of weeks recovering from the injury.