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30th March 2019
09:24pm GMT

"Yeah, Dan has had a bad injury. I don't want to get into much detail but he's had a bad injury, so he'll be out for a while. "We'll see and get it assessed and take it from there. "With him and Josh (van der Flier), it has been a tough year. But that is sometimes the nature of our game. But, yeah, it's a tough one for Dan."Leavy was one of Leinster and Ireland's best players in 2017/18 but he has been plagued with injuries since touring Australia with the national squad last summer. Getting back fit for pre-season, with an eye on the World Cup, may be the best he can hope for. As for Rory Best, his ankle was strapped up quickly as he came off for Rob Herring. The hooker had started brightly but it was just not to be as injury cut his day short. Ulster head coach Dan McFarland commented: "It's obviously his ankle. He's got ice on it now. We'll assess that in 48 hours and then let you know." Now out of the Champions Cup, Ulster could still have as much as six Guinness PRO14 games left if they get all the way to the final. On a more positive note, Will Addison should return soon while Luke Marshall scored a try, off the bench, in his first Ulster game in 10 months after a long-term injury.
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