Ulster's Olding out for nine months
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Ulster centre Stuart Olding will be sidelined for up to ninth months after suffering a serious knee injury against Cardiff Blues on Friday night.
A scan has confirmed that Olding has an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury, which will require surgery.
Olding, who sustained a similar injury in 2013, lasted just a few minutes into his comeback against Cardiff after 10 weeks out with an elbow problem.
It ends Olding's hopes of making Ireland's World Cup squad.
The unlucky 22-year-old missed most of the 2013/2014 season after rupturing his ACL.
That injury, sus…
A scan has confirmed that Olding has an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury, which will require surgery.
Olding, who sustained a similar injury in 2013, lasted just a few minutes into his comeback against Cardiff after 10 weeks out with an elbow problem.
It ends Olding's hopes of making Ireland's World Cup squad.
The unlucky 22-year-old missed most of the 2013/2014 season after rupturing his ACL.
That injury, sus…
