Hamish Watson and WP Nel return to Scotland squad

Editor

Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend has welcomed the return of five players from injury – and added three others – ahead of this Saturday’s Six Nations Test against Wales.

Forwards Hamish Watson, Willem Nel and Sam Skinner are joined by Glasgow Warriors pair Stafford McDowall and Grant Stewart in returning to the squad.

They are accompanied by incoming trio Matt Fagerson and Byron McGuigan – who missed out on initial selection through injury – and London Irish prop Gordon Reid.

As a consequence of their inclusion the following eight players, split evenly between injury and those released back to their clubs, are no longer part of the current Scotland squad.

They are injured quartet scrum-half George Horne (shoulder), prop D’arcy Rae (ankle), hooker George Turner (graduated return to play protocol for concussion) and centre Chris Dean (back), plus prop Alex Allan, back-rows Rob Harley and John Hardie, and stand-off Duncan Weir.

Full-back Stuart Hogg will not join the squad in camp this week as he is not being considered for the game against Wales, following the shoulder injury he sustained against Ireland in the second round of the championship.

He remains under the joint care of the Glasgow and Scotland medical teams, with his rehabilitation progress and review ongoing.

[playbuzz-item item=”277c04cc-26f1-47f8-8567-b08919a18d8a” info=”false” shares=”false” wp-pb-id=”635742″]