Scotland's Guinness Six Nations campaign has been dealt another blow after Jonny Gray was ruled out for the remainder of the tournament.
Gray suffered a hand injury during the Calcutta Cup defeat by England on Saturday and the Scottish Rugby Union confirmed he would return to his club, Glasgow, for "ongoing care and assessment".
The influential 25-year-old won his 57th cap during Scotland's 13-6 defeat at Murrayfield.
Scotland lock Jonny Gray will play no further part in the @SixNationsRugby after sustaining a hand injury in the Calcutta Cup match against England. The @GlasgowWarriors player, who won his 57th cap on Saturday, will return to his club for ongoing care and assessment. pic.twitter.com/apdTWRm0gH — Scottish Rugby (@Scotlandteam) February 10, 2020
Scotland have also been without injured winger Darcy Graham and stand-off Finn Russell – following a breach of team protocols – for the frustrating defeats against Ireland and England.
Gregor Townsend's team face Italy in Rome in their next match on February 22.