Russell back in Scotland side after dramatic U-turn

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Scotland flyhalf Finn Russell was named in the team to face New Zealand on Sunday at Murrayfield, days after being called up as injury cover and weeks after his test career looked to be at an end.It is a dramatic return for the 30-year-old, who was initially left out of Scotland’s squad by coach Gregor

Scotland flyhalf Finn Russell was named in the team to face New Zealand on Sunday at Murrayfield, days after being called up as injury cover and weeks after his test career looked to be at an end.

But after Adam Hastings suffered an injury in last weekend’s win over Fiji, Russell was recalled, despite having had a strained relationship with the coach since walking out on the squad before the 2020 Six Nations Championship, when he publicly criticised Townsend’s methods. But Townsend, who recalled Russell at the start of the week, has elected to field the mercurial flyhalf rather than start with Blair Kinghorn in the pivot’s role for Sunday’s test in one of three changes to the side that beat Fiji 28-12 last Saturday.

Scotland will field seven players on Sunday from the side that faced New Zealand in their last meeting five years ago when the All Blacks won 22-17 in a closely contested test at Murrayfield.

 

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