RUSSELL A DOUBT FOR PUMAS EXAM

SCOTLAND face an anxious wait to learn if talisman Finn Russell will be fit for next Sunday's Test against Argentina at Murrayfield.

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The fly-half required treatment on his knee on more than one occasion in Saturday's agonising 25-17 defeat by New Zealand before being substituted in the closing stages after also sustaining an ankle issue.

With British and Irish Lions pair Huw Jones and Zander Fagerson having missed out on Saturday, head coach Gregor Townsend is hoping he does not lose another key player for what promises to be an arduous encounter against the Pumas.

“His knee was the initial injury, and I thought he was outstanding, even though he had that knee strain,” Townsend said of Russell.

“The reason we took him off was because he had an ankle too, so there were two injuries he was carrying.

“He doesn’t think it'll be serious, but it’s obviously too early to say.