Scotland Captain Sione Tuipulotu Ruled Out of Six Nations Due to Injury
The 27-year-old center will undergo surgery on a pectoral muscle injury, with co-captains Rory Darge and Finn Russell stepping in for the tournament.
- Sione Tuipulotu, Scotland's captain, sustained a pectoral muscle injury during training with Glasgow Warriors and will miss the Six Nations tournament.
- The Scottish Rugby Union confirmed Tuipulotu will undergo surgery this week and is expected to return before the end of the season.
- Rory Darge and Finn Russell have been named as co-captains for the Six Nations, which Scotland begins against Italy on February 1 in Edinburgh.
- Lock Scott Cummings is also likely to miss the tournament after fracturing his arm during Glasgow's European Champions Cup match against Harlequins.
- Scotland's Six Nations squad has been reduced to 36 players, and no additional call-ups are planned at this time.