FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union - Six Nations Championship - Scotland v France - BT Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Britain - March 8, 2020 Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend before the match Action Images via Reuters/Lee Smith/File Photo
EDINBURGH (Reuters) - A lengthy rapprochement process between Scotland coach Gregor Townsend and flyhalf Finn Russell will be successfully concluded on Friday when the mercurial halfback returns for their test programme opener against Georgia at Murrayfield.
Russell was dropped on the eve of Scotland’s Six Nations opener in Ireland after “a breach of team protocol”, with British media reporting he missed training after a night out.
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