Scotland issue injury update on Finn Russell

Scotland stand-off Finn Russell has been ruled out of this Saturday’s Guinness Six Nations Test against France in Paris with a head injury (kick-off 2.15pm) – live on BBC.

The 26-year-old playmaker has not satisfied the requirements of today’s component of the graduated return to play protocol – two days on from sustaining the injury in Racing 92’s TOP 14 clash with Toulouse – meaning there is insufficient time for him to be considered for this weekend’s action.

He will now return to the care of his club’s medical team.

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