Gregor Townsend extends Scotland spell to next World Cup

The 52-year-old had been linked with the director of rugby role at Newcastle Red Bulls

Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend  

Gregor Townsend is relishing the challenge ahead after extending his contract as Scotland head coach through to the 2027 Rugby World Cup.

Already the national team's longest-serving coach of the professional era after being appointed in the summer of 2017, Townsend will have been in the role more than a decade by the time he leads the Scots to his third global showpiece in Australia in just over two years.