Monday 19 January 2015 20:13, UK
Scotland and Glasgow fly-half Duncan Weir will miss the Six Nations and be sidelined for up to four months after having surgery on his right bicep.
Weir suffered an injury to his arm during the league clash with Edinburgh on December 27 and a scan showed the 23-year-old would require surgery to fix the problem.
A statement on Glasgow's official website said: "Following an injury sustained in the game against Edinburgh Rugby at Scotstoun on Saturday 27 December and a subsequent MRI scan at BMI Ross Hall Hospital, it was advised that Duncan Weir required surgery to repair his right biceps.
"Duncan has successfully undergone surgery and will be out of action for up to four months."
Weir was Scotland's starting No 10 in the 2014 Six Nations and it was his last-gasp drop-goal that secured a 21-20 win away to Italy in Rome.
That victory saw the Scots finish fifth, one place above the bottom of the table Azzurri, who lost all their matches in the 2014 Six Nations.
The 18-times capped Weir also played in the Scotland side that beat Argentina 21-19 in Cordoba last June, kicking 11 points in the victory over the Pumas, before being on the losing side to South Africa.
Weir was named in coach Vern Cotter's squad for last year's November internationals but lost the No 10 shirt to Glasgow team-mate Finn Russell.
Cotter is due to announce his squad for this season's Six Nations, the New Zealander's first as Scotland coach, on Tuesday with the Scots starting the 2015 Championship away to France on February 7.
