Scotland star Finn Russell has revealed he played in their Six Nations draw against England with a fractured cheek.
Russell sustained a head injury playing for French club Racing 92 and missed the Scots’ third match against France, reportedly because of concussion.
The more I think about Scotland on Saturday the more I'm convinced Finn Russell basically went Super Saiyan at half time. pic.twitter.com/B4xpGsEIXj
— Iain Walsh (@IWalsh) March 19, 2019
“The concussion was okay, but when I got it scanned, I realised I couldn’t play against France,” Russell said.
“When I got a knee to the head against Toulouse, I fractured my cheek and that was what kept me out of the France game. The whole time my brain felt fine but I knew there was something else wrong.”