Finn Russell remains undeterred by his recent World Cup setback, expressing unwavering enthusiasm to represent Scotland.
The influential fly-half asserted that he has no plans to make himself unavailable for the national team in the foreseeable future.
No, not at all,” he mentioned in response to a question about whether his desire for international rugby had waned due to his World Cup experience.
“If anything it’s given me a bit more of an appetite to get back into it with the national team again and try to get a few more wins and try to win something.”
Instead, as one of Scotland’s vice-captains, he’s been actively communicating with head coach Gregor Townsend, delving into the intricacies of the tournament to enhance preparations for the upcoming Six Nations.
“I came straight into something new after the World Cup so that didn’t allow me to reflect on it as much as others might have,” he said. “I think that’s fine though. It’s always in the back of your mind.
“I had a call with Gregor just to chat and give my opinion on how we could have done better at the World Cup, how we could develop, and how we could use it as a learning curve for both of us and the whole team.
“We were both chatting about how we thought the World Cup went, where we can grow and develop from it, how we can get better as a team and us both as individuals – me as a player and him as a coach.
“It wasn’t like we were blaming each other or anything like that, it was just a good conversation to get us going in the right direction.
“The style of rugby we’re playing is very exciting and we’re scoring tries but obviously against Ireland in particular we had a disappointing result.
“We’ll have to address a few things from the World Cup that didn’t go as planned and we’ll have to grow as a group and get better but I’m looking forward to the Six Nations coming round and trying to achieve something.”
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Fri 02 Feb 2024
| Six Nations | % WIN | SCORE |
|---|---|---|
| France | 60 | 24 |
| Ireland | 34 | 17 |
Sat 03 Feb 2024
| Six Nations | % WIN | SCORE |
|---|---|---|
| Wales | 40 | 17 |
| Scotland | 56 | 18 |
| Six Nations | % WIN | SCORE |
|---|---|---|
| Italy | 6 | 10 |
| England | 91 | 34 |