Scotland's WP Nel set to miss Six Nations with broken arm
Scotland prop WP Nel is likely to miss the Six Nations.
The Edinburgh front-row forward fractured his arm in the first autumn Test, against Samoa, last month and is unlikely to recover in time.
It has been reported that Nel could face up to five months out.
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Hide AdThe Edinburgh tighthead missed all of last season’s Six Nations due to a serious neck injury. But he recovered to play in Scotland’s Australaisan summer tour.
Zander Ferguson and Simon Berghan will likely deputise for Nel.