Scotland's White ruled out of Six Nations

Rugby: Scotland's injury-ravaged backrow forward Jason White will miss the entire Six Nations after breaking his leg during …

Rugby:Scotland's injury-ravaged backrow forward Jason White will miss the entire Six Nations after breaking his leg during a training session with his French club Clermont Auvergne yesterday.

White, a former captain and known as one of the hardest tacklers in the game, had surgery today and is expected to be out of action for around three months, the official Six Nations website (www.rbs6nations.com) reported.

Scotland begin their Six Nations campaign against France at Murrayfield on February 7th.

-Reuters

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