Scotland sweat on fitness of Stuart Hogg ahead of Six Nations | Scotland
Posted On January 11, 2023
Stuart Hogg, the Scotland full back, has not travelled to South Africa for Exeter Chiefs’ Heineken Champions Cup match against the Bulls in Pretoria on Saturday as he battles an ongoing heel injury.
With Darcy Graham expected to be unavailable for the first part of the Six Nations — which begins with a match against England at Twickenham on February 4 — Gregor Townsend, the Scotland head coach, can ill afford to lose another back-three star.
Hogg has not started for his club since having to come off in the first Bulls game on December 17, but the word from Sandy Park is that the injury is being viewed as a continuing annoyance rather than a serious concern.
Rob Baxter, director of rugby at the
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