Latest on Stuart Hogg’s injury following scan

The shoulder injury Stuart Hogg suffered against Ireland DOESN’T require surgery, according to a report in Sunday Times Scotland.

The article suggests Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend has not give up hope that the fullback could feature in the Calcutta Cup against England on March 16th.

Even if that date at Twickenham comes too soon, the signs are positive that he’ll return for Glasgow’s Champions Cup quarter-final trip to Saracens two weeks later.

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