Edinburgh will have to do without new Scotland cap Freddy Douglas for at least the next month after the flanker suffered an ankle injury on his first senior start for the club.
It seems puzzling that a 19-year-old flanker should make his Test debut before seeing any action for his club.
The head coach made 14 changes to the team that started last weekend’s defeat by South Africa.
Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend has confirmed number eight Jack Dempsey will miss their final autumn Test against Australia and in all likelihood a key chunk of Glasgow’s season as he awaits a specialist verdict on his shoulder injury.
Kyle Rowe’s hamstring injury is not as bad as first feared.
Gregor Townsend has handed Sione Tuipulotu the honour of leading Scotland during the four-match Autumn Nations Series by naming the Glasgow centre as his new captain.
Edinburgh have confirmed they expect to be without full-back Emiliano Boffelli for a large chunk of the season as the Argentine star prepares for further surgery on a longstanding back problem.
Edinburgh’s Argentina full-back Emiliano Boffelli has suffered a fresh injury setback with the new season in its infancy.
