{"id":563700,"date":"2025-11-11T14:06:16","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T14:06:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/563700\/"},"modified":"2025-11-11T14:06:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T14:06:16","slug":"townsend-makes-changes-as-wing-ruled-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/563700\/","title":{"rendered":"Townsend makes changes as wing ruled out"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gregor Townsend has made three changes to his wider 41-man training squad ahead of their Autumn Nations Series Test against Argentina on Sunday, with winger Arron Reed ruled out of the rest of the campaign.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Sale Sharks star, who has suffered a quad injury, has been involved with the wider group throughout this month\u2019s internationals, but is yet to add to his tally of four caps after missing out on selection against the USA and All Blacks.<\/p>\n

Scotland come into Sunday\u2019s Test looking for an immediate return to the winning column, following an agonising 25-17 defeat to New Zealand last time out.<\/p>\n

Townsend makes changes to Scotland squad<\/p>\n

He is not alone in withdrawing from Townsend\u2019s<\/a> squad, either, with two-time British and Irish Lions tourist Rory Sutherland and Murphy Walker also not included.<\/p>\n

Sutherland will miss their upcoming date with Los Pumas through concussion, while Walker will return to club side Glasgow Warriors.<\/p>\n

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The pair are replaced by Glasgow\u2019s Jamie Bhatti and returning Leicester Tigers tighthead Will Hurd, who comes back after recovering from a shoulder issue.<\/p>\n

Fellow front-rower Zander Fagerson remains with the Scotland<\/a> squad, as he continues his return to fitness.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere, Finn Russell is also named in the initial training squad after coming off with an injury in the latter stages against the All Blacks, and will be assessed in training this week.<\/p>\n

\u201cHis knee was the initial injury,\u201d head coach Townsend told BBC Sport<\/a> of Russell. \u201cI thought he was outstanding even though he had that knee strain.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe reason we took him off was because he had an ankle (issue) too, so there were two injuries he was carrying.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe doesn\u2019t think it\u2019ll be serious, but it\u2019s obviously too early to say.\u201d<\/p>\n

Updated Scotland squad in full<\/p>\n

Forwards: <\/strong>Ewan Ashman, Josh Bayliss, Jamie Bhatti, Magnus Bradbury, Gregor Brown, Scott Cummings, Rory Darge, Jack Dempsey, Matt Fagerson, Zander Fagerson, Grant Gilchrist, Patrick Harrison, Will Hurd, Nathan McBeth, Elliot Millar Mills, Andy Onyeama-Christie, D\u2019Arcy Rae, Dylan Richardson, Fin Richardson, Jamie Ritchie, Alex Samuel, Pierre Schoeman, Marshall Sykes, George Turner, Max Williamson<\/p>\n

Backs:\u00a0<\/strong>Fergus Burke, Jamie Dobie, Darcy Graham, Adam Hastings, George Horne, Rory Hutchinson, Tom Jordan, Blair Kinghorn, Stafford McDowall, Kyle Rowe, Finn Russell, Ollie Smith, Kyle Steyn, Sione Tuipulotu (c), Duhan van der Merwe, Ben White<\/p>\n

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