Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend will be a worried man after one of his star players suffered a suspected broken hand during Edinburgh’s Champions Cup match against Montpellier on Friday.
Star openside flank Hamish Watson failed to finish the match which Edinburgh won 19-10 to secure a spot in the quarterfinals.
Watson left the field before the half-hour mark and after the match Edinburgh head coach Richard Cockerill explained that the injury did not look too good.
🏉’It looks like he may well have broken his hand’
Six Nations concern for Scotland as Edinburgh head coach Richard Cockerill confirms Hamish Watson suffered a suspected hand fracture in their win over Montpellier.
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“It looks like he may well have broken his hand,” Cockerill told BBC Scotland.
“We don’t know yet, we will have to see.”
The 27-year-old Watson has been in fine form for Scotland over the last two seasons and his potential absence will be a major blow for Townsend’s team during this year’s Six Nations tournament.