'Months': Jamie Dobie and Jack Dempsey prognosis and impact on Scotland and Glasgow Warriors

Gregor Townsend revealed on Thursday that Dobie is to undergo surgery on his shoulder and will be out for “months”. Dempsey, who suffered a bicep injury, is still waiting to find out if he requires an operation but is unlikely to feature again in the Six Nations and could miss a chunk of Glasgow’s season.

Jamie Ritchie, the third Scotland player injured in the Calcutta Cup win, is expected to be out for two to three months with a knee issue, according to reports in France where he plays for Perpignan.

Glasgow are flying high in two competitions. They are top of the United Rugby Championship and through to the round of 16 in the Champions Cup as the second top seeded team. Dobie and Dempsey have both been excellent for the Warriors but will now be sidelined.

“Jamie Dobie is getting surgery today [Thursday] on his shoulder so he'll be out for the tournament,” said Townsend. “So we obviously don't know how that surgery is going to go. It's a pretty routine operation to stabilise the shoulder. It'll be months. Whether that's more than four months, more than three months, we'll wait and see but he's definitely going to be ruled out for the rest of the tournament.

“Jack is still getting different opinions on his injury. He's torn his bicep, which may mean that he doesn't need surgery. He might not be out for a long period. But if it is surgery, again, that would be him out for a couple of months minimum.”

“I think he's very unlikely to come back for us, but he could play a big part in the season with Glasgow. But that's still to be decided, whether he gets surgery or not.”

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