IRB Rugby World Cup
Scotland release seven players from World Cup squad
PA Sport
August 24, 2015
Dougie Fife in action for Scotland
Dougie Fife in action for Scotland© Jean Catuffe/Getty Images

Scotland head coach Vern Cotter has released seven players from an extended training squad ahead of next month's World Cup.

Five Edinburgh players - wings Dougie Fife and Damien Hoyland, prop Allan Dell, lock Ben Toolis and back-row forward Hamish Watson - are no longer required during the World Cup preparations, along with Glasgow wing Rory Hughes and his colleague, prop Mike Cusack.

Cotter's announcement comes prior to next Saturday's third World Cup warm-up fixture, when Italy arrive at Murrayfield. He will reveal his final 31-man World Cup squad on September 1.

More to follow.

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