Scotland captain Sione Tuipulotu has been dominated out of the Six Nations after injuring his pectoral muscle throughout a coaching session with Glasgow Warriors final week Scottish Rugby stated on Monday.
Scott Cummings’ participation is unsure after he broke his arm on the weekend.
Tuipulotu took over as captain forward of final yr’s November internationals.
Rory Darge and Finn Russell have been named as co-captains for Scotland’s Six Nations marketing campaign, which begins at Murrayfield in opposition to Italy on Feb. 1.
The damage additionally casts doubt on Tuipulotu’s hopes of touring Australia, the place he was born, with the British & Irish Lions in the summertime.
“Sione will bear surgical procedure this week and is predicted to return to motion earlier than the tip of the season,” Scottish Rugby stated.
The pair led the facet in 4 matches within the 2024 championship, whereas Russell was captain once they began the marketing campaign with an away win over Wales in Cardiff.
Cummings sustained an arm fracture early on in Glasgow Warriors’ defeat by Harlequins within the European Champions Cup on Saturday.
“He’s additionally prone to miss the match and can bear additional overview to find out when he will probably be match to return,” Scottish Rugby stated.
Scotland coach Gregor Townsend, who named a 37-man squad for the match final week, plans no additions to the squad at this level.
