Outgoing Tour – Scotland Loses Top Winger For Test Against Springboks

 

Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend confirmed on Tuesday that star winger Darcy Graham will miss Sunday's Test against the Springboks because of a concussion sustained against Fiji.

Darcy made his first Scotland appearance in 12 months after a series of injuries ruled him out of the Six Nations and summer tour and scored four of the eight tries Scotland scored in the 57-17 win at Murrayfield on Saturday.

Graham left the field after 65 minutes and failed a head injury assessment (HIA) protocol.

"Darcy, unfortunately, failed his (Head Injury Assessment) HIA2 and his HIA3, so he'll be ruled out for this weekend."

"He’ll do nothing for the next three days, then he starts the graduated return to play," head coach Gregor Townsend confirmed.

"If everything goes well and he’s feeling good, he’ll be available for Portugal."

Townsend also revealed that Kyle Rowe's hamstring injury was not as bad as originally feared.

"Yes, it's mixed news, so the good news is that Kyle Rowe is much better than expected."

"We literally got his scan results back in the last hour, so he has a chance for this week, so we're not ruling him out for this week, and obviously that means we're not ruling him out for the tournament, which is positive."

"We all felt after the game that with a hamstring injury, it could be him missing the next few games, but no, he's recovering well, and the scan provided positive news.

"We all felt after the game that could be him missing the next few games, but he’s recovering well."