Scrum-half Jamie Dobie , tighthead prop Murphy Walker and back-row Josh Bayliss are the other three players who have been released from the squad; the 2023 Rugby World Cup gets under way on September 8 in France
Stuart McInally’s rugby career is over after the long-serving Edinburgh hooker was one of four players cut from Scotland’s 33-man World Cup squad.
The 33-year-old announced at the end of last season that he would retire after this autumn’s showpiece in France but, after being part of the training squad this summer, he has not made the final selection.
Scrum-half Jamie Dobie , tighthead prop Murphy Walker and back-row Josh Bayliss are the other three players who have been released from the squad.
First-choice scrum-half Ben White is in the squad, indicating that he has been given the all-clear after seeing a specialist this week about his ankle injury.
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