Tommy Bowe out for up to 8 weeks

Tommy Bowe is set to be sidelined for up to eight weeks after sustaining a shoulder in Ulster's 38-7 loss to Leinster on Saturday.

Ulster director of rugby Less Kiss would have been disappointed with his side's performance and confirmed that Bowe would be ruled out for 'anything up to eight (weeks)'.

"It looks like it's around the sternum but we're doing more tests," Kiss told the BBC.

"The doc said weeks so that could be anything getting up to eight. That's a shame for him."

The 33-year-old's injury has dealt a serious blow to his chances of being named in Ireland's Six Nations squad.