Finn Russell shutting out the critics after Scotland’s Calcutta Cup heartbreak
|The Scotland co-captain missed three kicks, including a late conversion in the 16-15 defeat to England.
Scotland talisman Finn Russell insisted he is unfazed by criticism from outside his inner circle as he bids to bounce back from his Calcutta Cup frustration.
The 32-year-old co-captain missed all three of his goal kicks in the agonising 16-15 defeat away to England, meaning he has landed just three of his eight attempts off the tee in this year’s championship.
Russell was cast as the fall guy for the England loss in some quarters and has had his credentials for this summer’s British and Irish Lions tour called into question, but the stand-off is only paying attention to the opinions of those he trusts – such as his father, Keith.
“I think that’s just part of the job, isn’t it?” the Bath fly-half said as he faced the media for the first time since the Calcutta Cup match on the eve of Saturday’s clash with Wales. “If I’m going to be the 10 and the goal kicker, and I don’t get the kicks like I could have done against England, that’s all going to come with it.
