Finn Russell says Joey Carbery will learn fast

Finn Russell had read Joey Carbery’s intention as clearly as if it were laid bare on the giant screen above them at Murrayfield. The Scotland fly-half took full advantage of the situation to intercept the replacement’s pass and make the break, offloading from the deck after Keith Earl’s last-ditch tackle to hand Sam Johnson his 28th-minute try, a score that cut the visitors’ lead to two points.

Russell, though, was to see plenty more from his opposite number’s 55-minute involvement as cover for the injured Johnny Sexton to suggest the 23-year-old Irish playmaker will not be making that early mistake too often again.