Rennie out for the season

Flanker undergoes second knee op

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Rennie out for the season

Rennie: Second operation

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Edinburgh forward Ross Rennie faces another long period on the sidelines after undergoing a second knee operation.

The flanker, who had been tipped for a call-up into the Scotland side for the RBS 6 Nations, had exploratory surgery on the problem in London after which doctors operated further.

It is another blow for the promising 22-year-old, who only returned from a seven month absence in October following an initial operation on the same knee.

"We have been told that Ross will have a long period of recuperation and will not be available to us for the rest of the season," head coach Andy Robinson told the Daily Mail.

"Ross is a very important player for us and will be a big miss."

Captain and scrum-half Mike Blair added: "This is a big blow for Ross. He was a key guy for us last season.

"He has not been completely comfortable when he has been playing this year and maybe he wasn't feeling good after his first knee operation back in March.

"He has been performing to an impressive level but he told us he wasn't at the level he wanted to be and couldn't do all the stuff he wanted to.

"I'm sure he can come back as good, if not even better, than he was last season."