Tom answered: Well, if you took Antoine Dupont out of the France side then that's a team that is dramatically weakened. Tuipulotu is Scotland's Dupont. Tuipulotu is one of the best 12s in world rugby, so of course his loss is going to hurt hugely. In attack, defence and his smarts as a leader, his loss is a massive one.
Kick-off time, TV channel, live stream, team news, lineups, h2h, odds - Scots reeling from Sione Tuipulotu injury blow ahead of Azzurri’s visit to Murrayfield
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