Premiership Rugby is prepared to relax its rules to allow Scotland players to feature in a rearranged Six Nations match against France.
The game in Paris was scheduled for last Sunday but was postponed after a Covid-19 outbreak in the France camp.
The match could be played on 26 March – outside the international window.
Stuart Hogg and Jonny Gray of Exeter, Gloucester’s Chris Harris and Sean Maitland of Saracens are among Scotland’s key England-based players.
Sale’s Ewan Ashman, Bath pair Josh Bayliss and Jamie Bhatti, Worcester’s Cornell du Preez, Harlequins duo James Lang and Scott Steele and another Saracens back, Duncan Taylor, have also been involved in Gregor Townsend’s squad this season.
Fly-half Finn Russell plays his club rugby in France with Racing 92.
Scotland are scheduled to host Ireland on 14 March then Italy six days later.
Townsend’s side opened with victory away to England but lost narrowly at home to Wales in round two.
The Premiership normally refuses to release players for any games outside of World Rugby’s allocated international window but it’s believed the clubs are open to making a special exception in light of the coronavirus pandemic.
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