Scotland loose forward Kelly Brown is in doubt for the Six Nations after suffering a serious injury during Saracens' Heineken Cup win over Treviso.
Brown was taken to hospital after going off in the first half with what looked like a suspected broken fibula which could threaten his Six Nations campaign.
Scotland coach Andy Robinson will be hoping his star back-row forward, who was due to report for duty with the squad at their St Andrews training base on Monday, will - at the very least - only be ruled out of the tournament opener against England.
Brown's pain will likely be compounded by the fact he was among a group of players in contention to be named captain having established himself in the starting XV.
Comments
Lucasrg says...
Too bad for Scotland, he is a very good quality player. Wish he'll be back soon.
Posted 21:00 23rd January 2012
melkdave says...
Will be a big loss for Scotland but its not as if they havent got ready made replacements already even if they arnt quite as good or in such foirm.
Posted 15:20 23rd January 2012