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Scotland call in replacement for injured flanker Jamie Ritchie
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Scotland flanker Jamie Ritchie will miss this weekend’s Si Nations clash with Wales through injury.
The 25-year-old was taken off on the buggy during the second half of Saturday’s 20-17 victory over England after suffering damage in his hamstring and groin area.
He left the stadium on crutches afterwards, casting doubt on his participation in the remainder of the tournament.
It was confirmed on Monday by the Scottish Rugby Union that Ritchie, who was one of the team’s vice-captains in the victory over Tonga in October, has not joined up with the squad to prepare for the trip to the Principality Stadium.
Bath back-row forward Josh Bayliss, who has been suffering from concussion recently, is still not ready to join up with the squad.
Edinburgh hooker Dave Cherry has been called into Gregor Townsend’s pool ahead of the trip to Wales.
A statement on the SRU’s Twitter feed confirmed: “Jamie Ritchie and Josh Bayliss have not met up with the squad this week through injury.
“Dave Cherry has joined up with the team today.”
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Dickson now considered the top ref in England it appears. Good that these series are getting one NH and one SH ref.
Go to commentsI don’t think any coach or selector would ever rely on Blackadder being available for selection. I didn’t think it would be possible but he has easily eclipsed Ennor as they most injured player of all time. IMO a symptom of today’s game where players are required to carry at least 10kg of extra mass from when they first hit the scene in their early 20s. Some players respond well to this, maybe due to genetics allowing them to recover faster, or not having reached their peak natural weight yet, but for others the constant training to maintain their weight eats away at recovery time and they spend most of their careers injured.
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