{"id":45746,"date":"2026-08-12T03:59:25","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T03:59:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/ulster-rugby-iain-henderson-to-miss-start-of-season-after-surgery\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T03:59:27","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T03:59:27","slug":"ulster-rugby-iain-henderson-to-miss-start-of-season-after-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/ulster-rugby-iain-henderson-to-miss-start-of-season-after-surgery\/","title":{"rendered":"Ulster Rugby: Iain Henderson to miss start of season after surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Ulster captain Iain Henderson will miss several months of the new season following hip surgery.<\/b><\/p>\n

The 34-year-old, who won the last of his 86 Ireland caps against New Zealand in November, missed the end of the northern province’s season through suspension.<\/p>\n

A red card against the Stormers<\/a> in the United Rugby Championship (URC) resulted in a three-game ban that included the Challenge Cup final defeat by Montpellier in Bilbao.<\/p>\n

The second row made his Ulster debut in April 2012 and first appeared for Ireland against South Africa in November of the same year.<\/p>\n

A two-time tourist with the British and Irish Lions, he was named captain of his province following Rory Best’s retirement in 2019. <\/p>\n

Ulster start their URC season at home to Edinburgh on 25 September and Henderson is not head coach Richie Murphy’s sole injury concern.<\/p>\n

Bryn Ward (shoulder), Juarno Augustus (ankle), and Jude Postlethwaite (knee) have all also had surgery during the off-season and, according to the province, “are currently undergoing a period of rehabilitation”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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