Scotland man of the match Finn Russell rushes home to Paris for first baby's arrival

Monday, 21 November 2022 at 08:25

byRugby Rucker

Finn Russell insisted he was having "great fun" on his Scotland return after a terrific performance in the 52-29 win over Argentina.

The experienced fly-half, who risked missing the birth of his first born to play in the match at the weekend, was overlooked for the first two autumn Tests.

"I'm enjoying myself, it's great fun to be a part of and we ran in some great tries," he told Amazon Prime.

Will Greenwood

@WillGreenwood

·Follow

A smile of a man who didn’t put a foot wrong!! Absolute class yesterday. His entire backline - centres, wings, full back - all scored.. that is a decent day for a 10! @Scotlandteam @finn_russell

11:39 AM · Nov 20, 2022

796

Read 13 replies

"It was a good performance at times from us. We still need to learn to play for the full 80 minutes.

"It's great to be back, I love playing at Murrayfield.

"It gives us confidence, there's lots we need to learn from and build from. The last couple of Tests, we've attacked well and our defence has been good."

He rushed back to Paris via private plane on Saturday evening to be alongside partner Emma Canning with Russell Jnr due any day now

The moment they finally get to meet their new arrival isn't far away either with Emma nine months pregnant.

Brutal comeback:

After a post showing pictures of herself and Russell over the years, the troll commented: "Must be invigorating to know your only talent is to be in a relationship with a talented person."

Emma, who is an experienced athlete competing for Great Britain and Scotland in the heptathlon, brilliantly hit back: "Actually - there's room for two Scottish athletes in our relationship. Lol."

JOIN THE RUCK:

Meet the Six Nations rugby Wags including a heptathlete and youtuber

#1. JO COOPS (CONNOR MURRAY)

Munster scrum half Conor Murray is engaged to 2015 Miss Universe Ireland winner Joanna Cooper. She studied Journalism at Belfast University and now works as a model, on the books of Present Model Management and Studio Paris MGMT.

#2. GILL HOGG (STUART HOGG)

Hogg – who is even admired by Harry Potter author JK Rowling – married long-term partner Gill in 2016. They now have three young children – Archie, Olivia and George.

They’re both from the small town of Hawick and their parents are friends – although the Glasgow Warriors fullback has revealed he spent months asking her on a date but she would ignore his messages.

#3. SOPHIE HARRIES (LIAM WILLIAMS)

He has got it right on and off the pitch. The Swansea-born fullback is engaged to model Sophie Harries, who describes herself as a “small town Welsh girl living in London.”

#4. BETH DOLLING (MARCUS SMITH)

The England and Harlequins fly-half has been dating the professional model for over a year.

#5. JESSICA LAWES (COURTNEY LAWES)

Not that you can tell from her flawless figure, but the property developer and blogger has four children with her husband Courtney.

#6. EMMA CANNING (FINN RUSSELL)

Despite reportedly splitting up for a while, the beautiful model and heptathlete uploaded pictures of the couple together recently and the Monaco Grand Prix.

#7. GEORGIE FARRELL (OWEN FARRELL)

Despite being one of the games' global superstars, his wife has chosen to keep her life extremely private. The couple, both 28, tied the knot in the summer of 2018 and Owens better half gave birth to their son, Tommy, in March.

18664354 7480983 image a 81 1568905934544

The pair pose for a photo after a Saracens game

#8. SOPHIE MAY (JONNY MAY)

She married the England speedster three years ago. Sophie earns her living as a personal trainer, posting regular updates on the Girlsontopoffitness Instagram page.

#9. CHARLOTTE YOUNGS (BEN YOUNGS)

The beautiful wife of Ben Youngs works as a cosmetic nurse at an upscale Leicester clinic. The pair have two young children, Boris, four, and two-year-old Billie. With a private Instagram account, Charlotte clearly definitely prefers to stay away from the media spotlight.

#10. ANNEKA MADGETT (ALI PRICE)

The scrum-half is currently dating Content Creator/Youtuber Anneka Madgett - who covers a variety of topics including self love, mental health, fashion, makeup, food & fitness!