Scotland name seven new caps for Six Nations as injuries bite


  • Rugby
  • Wednesday, 16 Jan 2019

FILE PHOTO: Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend at Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Republic of Ireland - March 10, 2018. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne/File Photo

(Reuters) - Injuries to key players has forced Scotland coach Gregor Townsend to select seven uncapped players in his 39-man squad for the Six Nations on Wednesday.

Townsend has cast his net wide after 19 players under consideration were unavailable for selection, including experienced loose-forward John Barclay, lock Richie Gray and both first-choice hookers Fraser Brown and George Turner.

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