34 h. ago Gregor Townsend urges Scotland to embrace ‘toughest fixture in world rugby’

The Scots are set for another underwhelming mid-table finish.

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47 h. ago ‘We can’t wait’: Scotland’s Townsend relishing France test after win over Wales

Scotland hang on to beat Wales 35-29 at MurrayfieldTownsend: ‘France is the toughest fixture in world rugby’After dominating yet another match without maximising the return on the scoreboard, Scotland now face the daunting prospect of a trip to Paris to take on high-flying France, the one team scoring even more freely than Scotland. They will probably thrive on it.Gregor Townsend acknowledged that Scotland face the toughest assignment of all on Saturday night. “France scored 70 points against a very good Italian team,” he said. “They got 40 points against Wales, 40 points against Ireland. I think they could have 40 or 50 points against England with the amount of chances they had. Just now, probably this is the toughest fixture in world rugby. They beat the All Blacks in November. So we can’t wait to be involved in it. They’ll be going for the title, but it’s an opportunity for us to go out and play against one of the best teams right now.” Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Gregor Townsend faces biggest match of Scotland reign with his future on the line

Defeat to Wales in Edinburgh may be a blow that Townsend can’t recover from

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3 d. ago Finn Russell shutting out the critics after Scotland’s Calcutta Cup heartbreak

|The Scotland co-captain missed three kicks, including a late conversion in the 16-15 defeat to England.

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4 d. ago Gregor Townsend: Scotland have a lot to play for in last two Six Nations games

Wing Darcy Graham replaces Kyle Rowe for the contest against Wales.

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5 d. ago Scotland predicted team v Wales as Gregor Townsend faces stick or twist dilemma for Six Nations clash

How Scotland will likely line up at Murrayfield

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2 w. ago Gregor Townsend says Scotland must build on performance in narrow England defeat

The Calcutta Cup was seized from Scottish hands through a 16-15 defeat that would have ended differently had Finn Russell nailed a late conversion.

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2 w. ago Scotland did not deserve to lose to England — but Calcutta Cup pain conceals tough Six Nations truth

Finn Russell's missed kicks proved costly as Scotland came close but not close enough at Twickenham

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2 w. ago Scotland’s Gregor Townsend questions England’s crucial penalty decision

‘I just don’t know how that’s a penalty,’ says head coachSteve Borthwick: ‘They found a way to win the game’Scotland’s coaches and players believe two key officiating decisions potentially denied them another historic Calcutta Cup victory. Gregor Townsend feels his team were unlucky to concede the crucial second-half penalty kicked by Fin Smith that ultimately proved decisive and doubts have also been raised over the solitary English try, scored by Tommy Freeman.Townsend was particularly unhappy about the crucial penalty given against Rory Darge and Tom Jordan for lifting Ben Curry out of a ruck. “I’m going to go through the game two or three times to see whether we could have got better decisions,” said Townsend, the head coach. “I did feel the decision that counted against us for the winning three points where we cleared someone out of the ruck I just don’t know how that’s a penalty. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Scotland: Gregor Townsend reveals if Finn Russell will stay as goal

Fly-half botched a trio of conversions in one-point loss as Calcutta Cup slipped out of Scottish hands

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2 w. ago Gregor Townsend on Scotland's display, Finn Russell kicking and player who had 'one of his best ever games'

Scotland head coach proud of team despite defeat at Allianz

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2 w. ago Gregor Townsend backs Finn Russell to bounce back after costly missed conversion

Co-captain Russell squandered a last-gasp kick for victory at Allianz Stadium.

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