ROME : Losing captain Sione Tuipulotu to injury is a blow to Scotland’s Six Nations hopes but coach Gregor Townsend believes it will offer the chance for others to make an impact. Tuipulotu was ruled out of the tournament after being hurt last week with Scottish Rugby announcing on Monday that he will undergo surgery on a pectoral muscle injury suffered in a training session with Glasgow Warriors. "I think it's a blow to the tournament and to our supporters that they don't see Sione playing,"