Denton and Gray out of Ireland match

Second row forward Gray was ruled out after a scan showed he had suffered a partial tear to a chest muscle during Scotland's 29-18 win over France at Murrayfield on Sunday where he locked the home scrum alongside brother Richie.

Meanwhile back-row forward Denton has returned to English club side Bath for further treatment on the groin injury that saw him miss Scotland's preceding win over Italy.

Scotland scrum-half Finn Russell, who went off with concussion in the opening minutes against France, is still being monitored ahead of Saturday's match in Dublin.

Agence France-Presse