Finn Russell has a “big role” to play after being passed fit as Scotland seek a record fifth straight Calcutta Cup victory against England in the Six Nations, according to head coach Gregor Townsend.
The fly-half was substituted with a concussion during the defeat to Ireland two weeks ago after clashing heads with team-mate Darcy Graham, who despite having observed a 12-day concussion protocol will not play at Twickenham on Saturday.
“They’ve been really good games (against England), I think they’ve been open and when they have been open your 10 has got a big role to play in that,” said Townsend.
Playing at Twickenham is always one of our hardest games, and in recent years we’ve got on the right side of the result but they’ve been very close games and we’ve had to play very well to get those wins.
Scotland have won the last four Six Nations meetings between the sides including a 30-21 victory in 2024, but sit fourth in this year’s standings after two matches and face a potentially campaign-defining game against Steve Borthwick’s side.
