Ulster are assisting four players who have tested positive for COVID-19 and, as a result, the fixture versus Scarlets planned for Kingspan Stadium will not go ahead.
The latest round of PCR testing at Ulster, which was carried out on Wednesday, returned four positive results.
These individuals are currently asymptomatic and now self-isolating in-line with public health protocols.
The Public Health Agency has been informed and Ulster’s squad is continuing to follow its internal contact tracing process. Further PCR testing of players and staff is due to take place on Friday and all training at senior and academy level has been suspended until further notice.
The game will not be rescheduled.
As a result, PRO14 Rugby will use the protocol decided prior to the 2020/21 season whereby a game that could not be rescheduled would result in the fixture being deemed a 0-0 draw, but four match points would be awarded to the team who had not been the cause of the postponement.
In this case, Scarlets will receive four match points. This protocol ensur no artificial scoring points were added to the tries/points for and against columns.
The 500 spectators who were due to attend the fixture will receive a full refund.
