Rugby: I have no relationship with Townsend, says Scotland's Russell


  • Rugby
  • Sunday, 09 Feb 2020

FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union - Rugby World Cup 2019 - Pool A - Japan v Scotland - International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama, Japan - October 13, 2019 Scotland's Finn Russell runs through to score their first try REUTERS/Kevin Coombs/File Photo

(Reuters) - Scotland flyhalf Finn Russell has suggested the prospect of him returning to the national side under coach Gregor Townsend appears bleak due to a strained relationship between the two men.

The 27-year-old missed Scotland's first two Six Nations games against Ireland and England, which they lost, due to disciplinary reasons with British media reporting he had breached team protocol by missing training after a night out.

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