Injury puts Scotland’s Hall out of World Cup

SCOTLAND hooker Dougie Hall has been ruled out of the World Cup after sustaining a serious knee injury in training.

The 26-year-old former Edinburgh player, who has secured a return to his former club Glasgow Warriors for next season, tore medial ligaments in his left knee during training on Monday.

Scotland team doctor James Robson said: “Following the injury at training, we arranged for Dougie to go for a scan, the results of which we received last night.