Townsend ‘rests’ Hogg and Russell for summer tour

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By BEN JAYCOCK

SCOTLAND captain Stuart Hogg and fly-half Finn Russell have been left out of Scotland’s 40-man squad for their South American summer tour.
Both players were among a group of six involved in a disciplinary issue following the Italy match in the Six Nations back in March.
However, head coach Gregor Townsend stresses the pair are among the players being rested ahead of a “big 12-14 months”.
“Hogg has played more minutes than anybody else that's available to us”, Townsend said.“When you put that on the back of the Lions tour the ...

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