Jacob Stockdale: Ulster and Ireland wing to miss rest of season with ankle injury
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Stockdale has not played since Ulster's win over Glasgow on the opening night of the season
Ulster and Ireland wing Jacob Stockdale will miss the rest of the season after having surgery on the ankle injury he picked up in September.
The 25-year-old has not played since the opening-day win over Glasgow.
"It's been a really frustrating couple of months for me with this ankle as nothing has seemed to go right," he wrote on social media.
"But hey, that's life. Glad to have got the op now and hopefully puts me on the right track back to recovery."
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He added: "I'm gutted this probably means the end of my season but gives me an opportunity to come back fitter and stronger than ever."
Ulster confirmed the injury and said Stockdale is "not expected" to play again this season.
He will be unavailable for Ireland's Six Nations campaign, for which head coach Andy Farrell is set to name his squad this week.
"It's disappointing for everyone in the organisation," said Ulster assistant coach Roddy Grant.
"It's never nice guys having setbacks or knocks but there's plenty of rugby players who have had that. So hopefully the (Ulster players) will sympathise and empathise, and I hope he gets back quickly.
"It's never nice when a guy gets injured but he'll get through it."
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