In one of his final acts as a Bath player before heading into the Six Nations, Finn Russell produced a try for Tom Carr-Smith that left his usually stoic coach Johann van Graan open-mouthed in awe.

Scotland go into their Six Nations opener against Italy at Murrayfield on Saturday, with memories of last year's shock loss to the Azzurri still fresh in their memory. Italy will look to build on two wins and a draw in the 2024 Six Nations -- their best return in the competition.

Ben White will continue his partnership with Russell in the half-backs with Townsend picking a lethal back-three in the form of wingers Darcy Graham, Duhan van der Merwe and full-

All the team news and line-ups in one place ahead of the opening weekend of the Six Nations.

Bath fly-half Finn Russell has been tipped to take the Six Nations by storm and lead the charge for the British & Irish Lions against Australia later this year.

Finn Russell pulled the strings as Premiership leaders Bath ended Sale’s unbeaten home record this season with a hard-earned 32-23

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Finn Russell was hailed as “world ... Townsend will have been delighted to have seen Russell’s contribution ahead of the start of the Six Nations next weekend. However, he will have been ...

Scotland stand-off Finn Russell was hailed ... win on the road. This was Russell’s last match at club level before joining up with the Scotland Six Nations squad ahead of Saturday’s tournament ...

Scotland will miss their injured captain Sione Tuipulotu, but with Finn Russell knitting everything ... and has been a prolific scorer in the Six Nations too. But who needs an outside-half when ...

He is raring to go for Scotland, relishing the prospect of teaming up alongside Russell as the national team aims to make a serious impact in this edition of the Six Nations. Finn Russell and Ben ...

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