The SA-born Nel, who was in action for Edinburgh in the Vodacom URC last week, won’t feature against the Azzurri in Rome, along with Sione Tuipulotu and Alex Craig.
Tuipulotu drops out after injuring his knee in last month’s victory against England and will be out for up to 12 weeks.Sutherland missed out on the original squad due to a lack of game time at French side Oyonnax while Edinburgh’s Sebastian has been in and out of the squad due to fitness issues.Scotland have won two out of their three Six Nations games this season, beating Wales and England, but were defeated narrowly by France.
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