Scotland have been handed a major boost as props WP Net and Zander Fagerson have returned to training after suffering injuries and hooker Fraser Brown is also edging closer to a return, according to a report on The Scotsman.
The news has come at the perfect time for Scotland, who are looking to secure the Six Nations trophy this year.
Scotland goes up against England in their third fixture of the tournament after having won one and lost one so far in the campaign.
England are looking to create history by becoming the first ever side to win the tournament three times in succession, but Scotland hopes they can make a major dent in their title bid.
Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend is pleased with the recoveries that some of his key players are making.
He said:
He (Nel) is running around. He trained with us on Wednesday and we are just having a look.
Zander trained with us today because Glasgow have a game so we will see how they get on this week and potentially next week we will be able to make a call on whether they are available, or it could be after the England game.
We hope he (Brown) will resume full training next week, but that’s likely to be with his club but he should be back available pretty soon.
It is a huge boost to have those experienced players in similar positions is a boost.
Scotland hosts England at Murrayfield on Saturday and come into the match with confidence after beating France, but will need to be at their absolute best to secure victory over a brilliant England team.
