Finn Russell will captain in this Saturday’s World Cup warm-up match against France – less than 10 months after Gregor Townsend left the fly-half out of his initial squad for the autumn series.

Source: https://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/23696334.finn-russell-captain-scotland-world-cup-warm-up/?ref=rss

It speaks much to the nature of the opposition that Gregor Townsend has made thirteen changes to the starting XV, with only Kyle Steyn and Chris Harris keeping their shirts from the Tonga win.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2023/sep/30/scotland-v-romania-rugby-world-cup-2023-live

The hosts lacked cohesion as they pushed for a try, with a high error count that will be frustrating for coach Gregor Townsend.

Source: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/sport/tale-two-halves-scotland-beat-georgia-33-6-final-warm-3726991?cid=cna_flip_070214