Exeter say Hogg will be fit in time for Six Nations
Stuart Hogg is expected to recover from the ham string injurys usta in ed in Exeter' s vic tory over Gloucester before Scotland begin their Six Nations campaign.
Hogg hobbled off just before half-time of Saturday's 28-20 win at S andy Park and has undergone as can that revealed the Lions full-back had suffered muscle tightness only.
Although a major doubt for this weekend's rematch of the recent Gallagher Premiership final against Wasps, he should take part in the final two rounds of the Champions Cup group stage next month.
"It doesn' t look too bad but he's a doubt. We are hopeful he will back at the latest in and around Europe ," Exeter director of rugby Rob Baxter said.
"It's like anything in the initial period with these injuries - all the medical people will tell you is the swelling makes people hard to assess.
"At the moment we are hopeful he will be back - and available for Scotland as well."
Two of last weekend' s Premiership games were cancelled because of coronavirus, but so far there is no suggestions of the league undergoing a break as the number of Covid-19 cases continues to rise across the country.
"We're in a slightly different scenario to the general public in that we're in a pretty strict testing cycle," Baxter added.
"There's an argument for sports teams to be able to carry on, but I also understand the argument for a suspension. The scenario going on is too big to just idly argue that everything should carry on as it is.”