Castrogiovanni bitten on nose by dog

Italy's Martin Castrogiovanni is set to miss Saturday's Six Nations match against Scotland at Murrayfield after being bitten on the nose by a dog.


The 33-year-old Toulon prop needed 14 stitches in a wound inflicted while playing with a friend's dog.


The Italian rugby federation said it was a "slight domestic incident".


Italy are bottom of the Six Nations table after

losing 26-3

to Ireland in Rome and 47-17 to

England at Twickenham

in their first two matches.


Castrogiovanni, capped 109 times, was

fined and given a suspended ban
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