Fraser Brown to miss November Tests

Scotland's injury woes have been compounded ahead of the November Internationals with the news that hooker Fraser Brown will be sidelined for eight weeks with a knee injury.

Brown sustained the injury in his club Glasgow Warriors' 29-25 European Champions Cup defeat at Exeter. The 28-year-old has been involved either from the start or as a replacement in Scotland's last 19 internationals.

It adds to the growing injury list for Scotland's November internationals with scrum-half Greg Laidlaw having also been ruled out with a fractured ankle.

Meanwhile, there was better news on the John Barclay front with Townsend expecting his stand-in captain to be back within in the next two weeks.