Baxter confirms Gray injury blow

By Mark Stevens
21/2/22

Exeter Chiefs forward Jonny Gray is unlikely to feature again for Scotland in this season’s Guinness Six Nations Championship.

Director of Rugby Rob Baxter confirmed the news following his side’s 15-14 victory over Newcastle Falcons in the Gallagher Premiership on Sunday.

Gray, along with International colleague Stuart Hogg, both missed the trip to Kingston Park, but fellow Scot Sam Skinner played the entire 80 minutes as the Chiefs moved up to fifth in the standings.

Both Skinner and Hogg will report into camp with Scotland today ahead of their upcoming clash with France at Murrayfield on Saturday, but Gray will remain back in Devon as part of his rehabilitation on the injured ankle.

“It is likely to be the length of the Six Nations – not too much longer than that and obviously he is disappointed,” said Baxter. “He has had an injury hit period over the last nine months or so and it (ankle) will get better in seven or eight weeks. It is like a bad ankle sprain and it doesn’t require an operation just rehab. There is some thought that the last Six Nations game might be within reach, but I think that is tough.”