Finn Russell has shed 5kg since the summer and will look to take the Premiership by storm when he joins Bath next season.
It’s been suggested that the Scotland stars three-year deal at the Rec will be worth £1million per year, and that the signing will be confirmed in the coming days.
However, one fan wrote when a topless video came out of him: “Tubby face, bit of a belly on him and skinny arms. Looks like one of those lads propping up the bar with a diet of larger and crisps.:
Another fan responded: “If he spent his time in the gym instead of Five Guys he wouldn’t be Finn.”
A third wrote: “I doubt he’s the type to listen to his dietician, he’s too busy living in the moment.”
Another user commented: “It looks like Finn could do with shedding a kilo or two. I wonder what his body fat percentage is ? I hasten to add that I’m a big admirer of his but I reckon that he would be a lot quicker off the mark if he was a bit lighter.”
To which someone responded:”All his muscle is in his brain and feet. Doesn’t need it anywhere else”
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On his physique:
Russell said: “I’m a rugby player, a fly-half, not a bodybuilder. My job is not to push hard in the scrum or to overtake the opponent on the wing,”
“The important thing for me is the psychological side; it’s about staying happy on and off the pitch. This is how I practice my best rugby. My body doesn’t matter to me.
“I don’t care if I don’t have chocolate bars. I love burgers and pizza too much, anyway…”
On being a maverick:
“This reputation has followed me throughout my career. When I landed in Glasgow and then in the Scottish team, I tried different things, things that other players did not do before me.
“But if you look at how the out-halves on the international circuit play, they also try things: off-loads, kicks over the top, all that stuff. Marcus Smith does it, Romain Ntamack too.
“When it’s me, I’m told that it’s ‘risky’, that it’s not a ‘good idea’… Maybe I should have started rugby 15 years later.”
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