Trouble with key players has made the job of coach Gregor Townsend much more difficult
Scotland's Finn Russell with head coach Gregor Townsend. Russell fell foul of Townsend in the last Six Nations for breaking team protocols when he went on a night out in Edinburgh. Photograph: Jane Barlow/PA Wire/PA ImagesFourth in last year’s Six Nations, Scotland have been a promising team for a few seasons without punching through in the way they had hoped.
A summer tour defeat to Argentina with Emiliano Bofelli scoring a try and conversion in minutes 81 and 82 for Argentina to clinch the series in the final match brought that home again.
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