Scotland v Argentina: Hunter-Hill call as Richie Gray is cited, Watson & Sutherland out
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Callum Hunter-Hill (left) is a regular in Saracens' match-day squads
Uncapped Saracens lock Callum Hunter-Hill has been called up by Scotland after Richie Gray was cited for unspecified "dangerous play" during Sunday's 31-23 defeat to New Zealand.
Gray must now attend a hearing via video conference before an independent judicial committee.
Flanker Hamish Watson has been ruled out of Saturday's meeting with Argentina at Murrayfield with a concussion, while prop Rory Sutherland has a knee injury.
Hunter-Hill has previously played for Scotland's under-18s and under-20s.
The 25-year-old played for Glasgow Warriors and Edinburgh, and had loan spells with London Scottish and Newcastle Falcons, before joining Saracens in 2019.
He was named in a 37-man squad for Scotland's summer Tests against England A, Romania and Georgia last year, but those games were scrapped due to Covid outbreaks.
Meanwhile, Fraser Brown is hoping to continue re-establishing himself in the Scotland set-up after forcing his way into contention for a surprise start on Sunday.
The 33-year-old Glasgow hooker, who had not started for the national team for two years, was not included in the initial autumn series squad but was drafted in a fortnight ago after injury to Dave Cherry before being promoted to the starting XV after George Turner dropped out through injury last week.
"It's been a strange couple of weeks," he said. "Obviously opportunities always come up, because it's a physical game, and any time I get to play for Scotland, it's a huge occasion. It's a very proud moment. It was a very special day for me and my family because it was the first time I had my boys at Murrayfield.
"I've had a pretty difficult two years with injury and form. I feel like, at the start of this yea,r I was playing pretty well at Glasgow. I knew if I kept playing well I'd be there and thereabouts, so it was nice to come back in.
"We're lucky at the minute that we have such a strong core of hookers, so for me it's about trying to play as well as I can when I get the opportunity and trying to stay fit."