Jack Dempsey is back in training with Scotland less than two weeks after it was feared he had suffered a serious arm injury.
Dempsey was forced off in the final quarter of Scotland's Calcutta Cup victory over England at Murrayfield on February 14.
At the time, Scotland boss Gregor Townsend feared the 31-year-old had suffered a significant injury that would keep him out of the remainder of the Six Nations.
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Even last week, Townsend said that while Dempsey was hopeful of avoiding surgery, it would be unlikely that Dempsey would return to the Scotland set-up for the final match against Ireland on March 15.
Now though, Glasgow Warriors boss Franco Smith has revealed Dempsey trained with the national team this week, and did not rule out a return for the visit of France next weekend.
"It's gone well," Smith said when asked about the injury to the Australian-born number eight, who missed the conclusion of last year's championship with a hamstring injury.
He added: "I don't know if you've had any news from Scotland, he's obviously now in their books. But he got called into camp yesterday, apparently he trained already with them yesterday, so that's good.
"That obviously tested the fitness and I'm quite excited to know that that injury is manageable."
Asked if Dempsey could return next weekend, Smith was more cautious.
"I don't know," he replied.
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