How missing Ulster quartet can still play a role in final
Ulster will face Montpellier in the Challenge Cup final without four key players. Iain Henderson is suspended, while Stuart McCloskey, Jacob Stockdale, and Rob Herring are injured. Despite their absence, the team aims to secure a victory and end a 20-year trophy drought.
- ▪Ulster will miss Iain Henderson, Stuart McCloskey, Jacob Stockdale, and Rob Herring in the Challenge Cup final.
- ▪Henderson is serving a suspension, while McCloskey and Stockdale are sidelined due to injuries.
- ▪The team hopes to win the final for their missing players and end a long trophy drought.
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