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Sione Tuipulotu will miss the Six Nations. Bryan Keane/INPHO

Scotland centre Sione Tuipulotu to miss Six Nations with injury

Lock Scott Cummings is also likely to play no part in the tournament.

THE SCOTTISH RUGBY Union have confirmed centre Sione Tuipulotu will play no part in this year’s Six Nations due to injury.

Scotland captain Tuipulotu suffered a pectoral muscle injury in a training session with Glasgow Warriors last week and will now sit out the entire championship as a result.

The 27-year-old will undergo surgery this week and the SRU state he is expected to return to action before the end of the season.

With the in-form Tuipulotu sidelined, Rory Darge and Finn Russell will co-captain Scotland in the Six Nations.

In a further blow for Scotland, Scott Cummings is also likely to miss the tournament.

The lock fractured his arm in Glasgow’s Champions Cup meeting with Harlequins over the weekend, and will undergo further review to determine when he will be fit to return.

Scotland do not intend to make any additions to their squad at this point.

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    Mute Ciaran Rice
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    Nov 15th 2017, 4:10 PM

    The Rangers are at their lowest eb that they are now considering a former GAA playing Irish Catholic manager to help them stop 10 in a row.

    What a time to be alive.

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    Nov 15th 2017, 4:39 PM

    @Ciaran Rice: Thought you were calling them Sevco? Rangers haven’t a hope of stopping anyone from winning the league in the next five years

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    Nov 15th 2017, 4:45 PM

    @Noel Ryan: I dont call them Sevco. I call them by their new name, The Rangers.

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    Nov 15th 2017, 3:02 PM

    Do Rangers not know he’s…..ye know…….one of them?

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    Nov 15th 2017, 5:38 PM

    Wouldn’t it be just wonderful to see him manage an all Ireland team ?

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    Nov 15th 2017, 4:35 PM

    3 poisoned chalices!

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    Nov 15th 2017, 3:25 PM

    As a Sunderland fan, he should stay well away from them especially with Short as owner…

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    Mute Ciarán
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    Nov 15th 2017, 3:47 PM

    Rangers are comical!!

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    Nov 15th 2017, 4:59 PM

    Funny. Going from one non country to another non country.

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    Mute Andrew Adams
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    Nov 15th 2017, 7:58 PM

    If he was going to move anywhere, i’d prefer to see him go to sunderland

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