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Twitter can't handle Finn Russell's performance versus Munster
By Ian Cameron
The exceptional individual performance of Racing 92 playmaker Finn Russell in Thomond Park this evening has left digital jaws on the metaphorical floor.
Racing drew 21 - 21 with their hosts, but it was arguably the virtuoso turn of their star ten that was stood out in yet another European thriller in Limerick.
After a disappointing Rugby World Cup, the mercurial Scot appeared eager to make-up for any lost reputation with his Parisian colleagues.
The 27-year-old took just eighteen minutes to silence the Thomond Park faithful with an early contender for the try of the season. A perfectly weighted grubber that nutmegged a rapidly approaching Munster defender was regathered and he strolled over to the left of the posts.
It didn't end there either. A stunning break seven minutes into the second half cut Munster in half and a perfectly timed pass put Argentine flyer Juan Imhoff in under the posts.
Jaws were being picked up off the floor on Twitter:
It's been a rollercoaster year for the Glasgowegian pivot. He was named Man of the Match in the memorable 38-38 draw against England in the Six Nations earlier this year, a contest in which Scotland rallied from a 31-point deficit.
The Rugby World Cup in Japan did not go to plan however. The Bridge of Allan born flyhalf started in Scotland's opening round defeat against Ireland at RWC 2019, as well as in their second match against Samoa. He did not feature in the match-day 23 against Russia but did start in their final pool game loss against Japan.
He played in four of Scotland's five matches at RWC 2015, starting at fly-half in all four, but did not feature in the pool match against South Africa.
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i think Argentina v France could be a good game too, depending on which Argentina turns up. The most difficult to call is Scotland Australia.
Go to commentsSmith is playing a different game with the rest of the backs struggling to understand. That's the problem with so called playmakers, if nobody gets what they're doing then it often just leads to a turnover. It gets worse when Borthwick changes one of them, which is why they don't score points at the end. Sometimes having a brilliant playmaker can be problematic if a team cannot be built around them. Once again Borthwick seems lacking in either coaching or selection. I can't help but think it's the latter coupled with pressure to select the big name players.
Lastly, his forward replacements are poor and exposed either lack of depth or selection pressure. Cole hemorrhages scrum penalties whenever he comes on, opponents take advantage of the England scrum and close out the game. Is that the best England can offer?
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