The Scotland centre damaged his MCL (medial collateral ligament) in the Calcutta Cup win over England last month. Head coach Franco Smith expected the injury would keep the player sidelined for up to three months, ruling Tuipulotu out of the remainder of the regular season. But Murchie has offered hope that the Scotland vice-captain could be back long before then.
Murchie told The Scotsman: "He's doing well. He's running, looking strong and seems confident around it. It's still to be determined [when he will be back] but he's looking positive. You don't want to get too far ahead and start to jinx things. But he's ahead of schedule given the previous timeframe [of around May or June]."