“With Fin Smith and Marcus Smith, we have two ball players, two people who see space in the front-line and in the back-field, and that’s going to be very important this weekend,” said Borthwick.
Beating a France team led by the supremely talented Antoine Dupont is impressive, however England need to use it as a springboard, both in this Six Nations and for Borthwick’s reign as a whole.
Victory over France felt like a turning point for England, but Saturday’s Six Nations showdown with Scotland will tell us whether or not it was a false dawn.
Russell has proved England’s Kryptonite over the years and Scotland have never lost the Calcutta Cup when he has been at fly-half and Townsend has been their head coach.
“Playing at Twickenham is always one of our hardest games and in recent years we’ve got on the right side of the result,” said Townsend.
