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Russell left out as Ritchie takes charge

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The Rugby Paper Team
23 October 2022

By BEN JAYCOCK

FINN Russell is the surprise omission from Scotland’s autumn internationals squad, which also sees Stuart Hogg lose the captaincy to Jamie Ritchie.
Hogg is back in the group after being rested for the summer tour to Argentina, but Edinburgh flanker Ritchie takes the armband. Former Australia back row Jack Dempsey has been called up for the first time. Dempsey, 28, has 14 caps for Australia. He last played for them at the 2019 World Cup.
Adam Hastings returns as one of the flyhalf options, along with Blair Kinghorn and Ross Thompson.
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