FINNGATE

Phew, you couldn't make it up, star player with 49 caps has a few too many bevvies in hotel bar, having played for club earlier that day, and is told by coach that he has been naughty and won't play against Ireland in Dublin, but is then released back to French club so can play for them this weekend, and will no doubt knock it out the park and get MOM award. Adam Hastings, his rapidly improving, but inexperienced, understudy, bound to get injured in Dublin game, forcing coach to go cap in hand to star player for Calcutta Cup game at home, Wooden Spoon beckons already, etc

https://www.theoffsideline.com/finn-russell-gregor-townsend/