Gray injury compounds Scotland's Six Nations woe

London - Scotland will be without Jonny Gray for the rest of the Six Nations championship after the lock sustained a hand injury in Saturday's 13-6 defeat to England, the Scottish Rugby Union announced on Monday.

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Gray, who won his 57th cap at the weekend, is another big loss to Gregor Townsend's men, who have been without influential fly-half Finn Russell for the opening two rounds of the championship.

Russell's international future is in doubt after he revealed a breakdown in relations with Townsend.

The Scotland coach is badly in need of a result when his side travel to face Italy on February 22 after back-to-back defeats to start the Six Nations.

Townsend was already under pressure after Scotland crashed out of the World Cup at the group stages in Japan late last year.