Six Nations fitness race

ULSTER and Ireland forward Iain Henderson has been ruled out for ten weeks after with a thumb injury. The 26-year-old will miss most of Ireland’s Six Nations campaign, but wants the injury cleared up before next year’s World Cup.
He could be available for the closing fixtures against France in Dublin and Wales in Cardiff.
Scotland captain, back row John Barclay, is a fitness doubt after his expected return from rupturing his Achilles was pushed back to “late Januaryearly February”.

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