Scotland midfielder Rodgers sustains broken jaw

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Scotland's Amy RodgersImage source, SNS

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Amy Rodgers (centre) volition not diagnostic successful Scotland's last radical fixture

Amy Canavan

BBC Sport Scotland

Women's Nations League: The Netherlands v Scotland

Venue: Koning Willem II Stadion, Tilburg Date: Tuesday, 3 June Time: 19:30 BST

Coverage: Watch connected BBC Scotland & iPlayer, unrecorded substance sum connected the BBC Sport website & app

Midfielder Amy Rodgers has been ruled retired of Scotland's last Nations League A Group 1 crippled against the Netherlands aft breaking her jaw against Austria.

The 26-year-old took an elbow to the look from Austria skipper Sarah Puntigam minutes earlier Scotland conceded the lone extremity of the game astatine Hampden connected Friday night.

Charlton Atheltic's Charlotte Newsham has been called-up to the A squad for the archetypal time, promoted from the under-23s, successful her spot of Rodgers for Tuesday's travel to Tilburg.

Rodgers, who earned her 11th headdress successful the defeat, leaves campy alongside Rangers skipper Nicola Docherty, who suffered a concussion successful past Sunday's Scottish Cup final.

Docherty, who has not featured for the nationalist squad since the Euro 2025 play-off decision by Finland successful December, collided with planetary team-mate Amy Muir and initially continued earlier exiting the transportation 20 minutes later.

Friday's effect not lone kicked disconnected caller caput manager Melissa Andreatta's tenure with defeat, but besides confirmed the Scots' relegation to League B with a crippled to spare.

Andreatta's broadside circular disconnected Group A1 successful the Netherlands connected Tuesday, which volition beryllium televised unrecorded connected BBC Scotland.

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