Darcy Out Till February

[BaldiePete]

It looks unlikely that Darcy Graham will be available for the Six Nations. Certainly not for the first few fixtures.

https://www.theoffsideline.com/darcy-graham-update/

Meanwhile, here’s a 2022 highlights reel of him. What an amazing year he’s had, Edinburgh and Scotland will lose one of their most potent attacking threats without him.

[switchskier]

Everyone's current favourite right? Never knows when he's beaten and able to step so cleanly off both feet.

[Cameo]

That's really frustrating. I just want him to have a few uninterrupted years so everyone can appreciate quite how good he is.

We also don't have replacements nearly as good.

[Puja]

Hastings confirmed as out now as well.

Puja

[BaldiePete]

Also likely to be out for the 6N are Zander Fagerson (hamstring) and Scott Cummings (broken toe). Worryingly, Hamish Watson has been stood down since November after a concussion. We have cover for second row and back row but our tight head depth is pretty much non-existent. Nel has been a great servant for Scottish rugby but he’s almost 37. After that there’s Murphy Walker, who’s only had a few appearances for Glasgow, Simon Berghan, who’s not very good and Javan Sebastian (ditto).

[Mikey Brown]

Yep. The lack of depth at tighthead has been glaring for a while now. GT has looked at various other options but very few starts given to players other than Fagerson and (occasionally) Nel.

Best case scenario Fagerson gets something resembling a break and we get a proper look at who is next best in line for the 3 shirt.

Such a shame Cummings Scotland career has been so disrupted with injury. A couple of years back he looked certain to take ownership of a starting spot.

Obviously hoping Watson is okay, but not sounding overly promising.