Italy's Martin Castrogiovanni. Photo / Getty Images
Martin Castrogiovanni is an injury doubt for Italy's Six Nations clash with Scotland on Sunday after he was bit on the nose by a friend's dog.
The 33-year-old required 14 stitches in his nose in what the Italian camp have described as a "minor household accident" on Saturday, and the
Toulon prop was left out of the provisional squad for the round three encounter at Murrayfield.
The match has already been billed as a Wooden Spoon decider with both teams losing their opening two fixtures in the tournament, but any hope that Italy have of winning on the road would suffer a serious blow if Castrogiovanni doesn't recover in time for the game.
Wasps prop Lorenzo Cittadini has been drafted into the squad as cover, with Castrogiovanni given until midweek to prove his fitness before a decision is made on his selection.
Castrogiovanni is not the only sportsman to suffer an injury at the mouth of man's best friend.
