Gregor Townsend backing Ali Price to rediscover top form after Scotland omission

Ali Price has not made Scotland’s 23-man Calcutta Cup squad (Jane Barlow/PA)

Gregor Townsend has backed Ali Price to bounce back strongly from his omission from the Scotland 23 for Saturday’s Calcutta Cup showdown with England.

The 29-year-old scrum-half has been a mainstay throughout the head coach’s five-and-a-half-year reign, winning 58 caps since his debut in 2016.