Finn Russell will not be involved in Scotland’s Guinness Six Nations clash against England on Saturday.
The Racing 92 fly-half missed Scotland’s 19-12 defeat to Ireland in Dublin on Saturday after being disciplined for breaching team rules last week following an alleged late-night drinking session at the Dark Blues’ team hotel.
Adam Hastings filled the fly-half role in Dublin, and Scotland’s 37-man squad for England’s Murrayfield visit also includes Worcester number 10 Duncan Weir, who was called up last week in place of Russell.
But there is no recall for 27-year-old playmaker Russell in head coach Gregor Townsend’s latest group. And it will inevitably raise further questions about whether he will be involved at all in this season’s tournament.
Scotland, meanwhile, will again be without wing Darcy Graham, who remains sidelined due to a knee injury.
England lost on their last Calcutta Cup visit to Murrayfield in 2018, and they will arrive in the Scottish capital following a 24-17 defeat against France last Sunday.