Gregor Townsend: Scotland's standards won’t change for Finn Russell

Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend has told Finn Russell there will be no exceptions or compromises after the fly-half expressed frustrations over the international set-up.

Gregor Townsend has left the door open for Finn Russell to rejoin the Scotland squad but stressed he must sign up to the new standards of behaviour that have been set.

Townsend released a lengthy statement in response to a newspaper interview in which Russell expressed his frustrations over the international set-up and outlined the breakdown of his relationship with the head coach.