More surgery on Gray’s bad back

– Toulouse and Scotland suffered a blow yesterday with news that lock Richie Gray needs a back operation that will rule him out for “around four months”.

Gray, who has been capped 65 times by Scotland, will miss the November Tests and also at least the start of the Six Nations next year.

The 29-year-old, who had previously gone under the knife for a back injury in the summer last year, has only played 60 minutes of rugby this season, against Agen on October 6. –

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