Scotland has been dealt a major blow ahead of the Six Nations with captain Sione Tuipulotu ruled out of the rugby tournament because of injury.

Back-rower Luke Crosbie and second-row duo Grant Gilchrist and Jonny Gray have also had injury issues in recent weeks.

The void left by Tuipulotu is clear but there is now an opportunity to try new combinations and shock their Six Nations opponents

Cam Redpath, the Bath centre, will come into contention later in the tournament. He is nursing an unspecified leg injury but Townsend hopes he will be available for the third match, against England.

Scotland captain Sione Tuipulotu has been ruled out of the Six Nations tournament after suffering a chest injury in a major blow to his side's title hopes.

Sione Tuipulotu was named as Scotland's captain for the 2025 Six Nations.

Scotland have been dealt a major blow ahead of the Six Nations, with captain Sione Tuipulotu ruled out of the tournament due to injury. Tuipulotu picked up a pectoral muscle injury while training with Glasgow Warriors, and it has now been confirmed that he will miss the tournament.

Scotland captain Sione Tuipulotu has been ruled out of the Six Nations after being hurt in training last week, Scottish Rugby said on Monday.

The Scotland captain, widely tipped to play for the British & Irish Lions this summer, will miss out on the Six Nations. Here’s why.

The grim confirmation of Sione Tuipulotu's Six Nations-ending injury was expected but it still landed with a thud nonetheless. Tuipulotu is one of the form inside centres in the game; a captain, a physical brute,

Scotland captain Sione Tuipulotu has been ruled out of the Six Nations Championship after being hurt in training last week while lock Scott Cummings’ participation is in doubt after he broke his arm at the weekend,

Scotland have suffered a major blow after it was revealed that star centre and captain Sione Tuipulotu will miss the entire Guinness Six Nations because of a chest injury. Tuipulotu is to undergo surgery on the pectoral muscle that was damaged in training for Glasgow Warriors last week and has been ruled out of action until later in the season.