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Portugal right-back Pereira had an operation on Thursday after sustaining the injury during last Sunday’s friendly win against Sevilla.
The Ulster fullback’s misfortune was discussed on The42 Rugby Weekly Extra.
Ulster defeated the Lions with a bonus-point win at Kingspan Stadium tonight.
Grant has yet to play a game since moving to the club from Bohemians at the start of the year.
The captain is out until at least April with a groin injury.
Aaron Connolly and Callum Robinson are out of Ireland’s forthcoming games, including tomorrow’s friendly with England.
The out-half will hope to hit the ground running in pre-season and make up for lost time.
The injury-cursed 22-year-old suffered a serious hamstring tear in training last week.
The Argentine was forced off at half time in what was his first start of the season.
The Springbok back row suffered the injury during Saturday’s Test against Argentina.
The Belgian defender completed a stunning Champions League outing in Amsterdam, but left through the back door after picking up an untimely knock.
Meanwhile, Leinster are assessing issues for Cian Healy, Rob Kearney and Dan Leavy.
Winston Reid is also facing a period out of action.
Northampton Saints confirmed the news this morning.
A hamstring problem has ruled the Preston North End left-back out of Friday’s friendly against Turkey.
The Ireland international will undergo further tests this week.
The winger has been sidelined for 23 weeks of the season but is back to full fitness and ready to help Leinster’s push for silverware.
The 33-year-old will miss a number of key games for Montpellier.
The blindside was replaced by Jack Conan after 20 minutes today.