Scotland suffer double injury blow ahead of All Blacks showdown
INJURY UPDATE: Scotland coach Gregor Townsend has made injury-enforced changes to his squad ahead of their Nations Championship clash against the All Blacks on Saturday at Murrayfield.
Prop Elliot Millar Mills and loose forward Jamie Ritchie have both been ruled out and will miss the duration of the competition.
Millar Mills, who plays his rugby for the Newcastle Red Bulls in the Gallagher Premiership, has suffered a leg injury, while Glasgow Warriors star Ritchie is struggling with a knee injury.
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The duo, who have a total of 78 caps between them, have been replaced by the Edinburgh trio of Ollie Blyth-Lafferty, Freddy Douglas and D’arcy Rae.
Ollie Blyth-Lafferty, who is only 20 years old, joins the side as an uncapped player after impressing for his club at the start of the season.
Meanwhile, Freddy Douglas has been in the Scottish setup before and represented his nation against Fiji in July.
D’Arcy Rae’s call-up comes at a time when he has just recovered from a calf injury, and he’ll be aiming to cement his place in the team.
Scotland, after winning two of their three Tests in July, will resume their Nations Championship campaign against the All Blacks on Saturday.
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