Two players join Scotland squad
Head coach Vern Cotter added two players to Scotland’s November Tests' training squad in Newcastle.
Peter Horne, the five-times capped Glasgow Warriors centre, and uncapped Edinburgh scrumhalf, Sam Hidalgo Clyne, have been brought in as precautionary injury cover for Alex Dunbar and Chris Cusiter respectively.
Dunbar reported ankle discomfort during the Warriors’ European Champions Cup win over Montpellier in France on Saturday, while Cusiter missed Sale Sharks’ corresponding Cup clash with a calf strain.
The pair will require further assessment from the medical team over the coming days to determine their time of return.
While the bulk of the squad convened as planned on Sunday, the arrival of Warriors’ wings Tommy Seymour and Sean Maitland was delayed until Monday, as both experienced concussive episodes following head knocks sustained against Montpellier.
Both were advised to rest at home over night and began their graduated, return-to-play protocols when they arrived.
Scotland will now begin a three-day camp at the Royal Grammar School, one of the team’s training bases during the pool stages of the 2015 World Cup.
Cotter and his men will then reconvene in Edinburgh on Sunday, November 2 ahead of the opening November Test match against Argentina at Murrayfield on Saturday, November 8.
Scotland will then play two Tests on consecutive Saturdays, taking on World Champions, New Zealand, at the same venue on November 15 and Tonga, in Kilmarnock, on November 22.
