Six nations 2025: Scotland called Alex Masibaka of Angaulme
Townsand had Jack Dempsi and Jack Mann, which was at number eight in the team, but he had other options in search of Belis’s replacement.
Magnus Bradbury is facing suspension and influential Ben Muncaster is injured, while other eligible players are raw youth in that case.
Belis removal means that the townsend has now lost four members of the original team nominated on January 15 in the entire tournament – Seon Tuipulotu, Dylan Richardson, Scott Coming and now Bellis.
Before declaring the name of that team, he did not have Kyle Stan, Adam Hastings, Max Williamson, Andy Oneyama-Christy and Muncaster.
Most of those nine players will either be fixed for the initial XV or the match will be likely to be in the team.
There is also concern about Johnny Gray, who has played only three games since the end of October and has not played any game since mid -December.
It was expected that the lock would return against Lyon on Saturday but Bordeau considered him unfit to play.
He may recover on time to face Italy on Saturday, but should be concerned about his intensity for the intensity of six countries, so Henderson and Johnson have been called.
