The Internet's best responses to Finn Russell leaving Scotland's camp on the eve of Six Nations
Since the news broke that Scotland’s star flyhalf Finn Russell has been sent home for behavioural issues ahead of their first Six Nations game against Ireland, the Internet has been responding accordingly.
The BBC first reported on Thursday morning that Russell had left camp, after he failed to show up for Monday’s training session following a late-night drinking session at the team hotel which broke team protocol.
Finn Russell allegedly refused to stop drinking at the team hotel on the sunday night, allegedly didn’t turn up for training on the Monday and was axed for the Ireland game because of his alleged behaviour. He left the Scotland camp to return to Paris.
— Rob Robertson (@SDM_Robertson) January 23, 2020
The flyhalf is one of Scotland’s best players and integral to their Six Nations campaign, which sent many disappointed fans online to vent about his upcoming absence. Among the many upset fans were those able to spin humorous takes on the matter.
Sources close to the matter reveal that Finn Russell was disciplined for multiple offences in breach of Scotland team protocol:
1. Breaking the gain line;
2. Running at pace;
3. Making first up tackles; &
4. Bringing a winning mentality.To be confirmed.#SRU#FinnRussell
— Matthew McILwaine (@mattmcilwaine) January 23, 2020
Exclusive footage of Finn Russell leaving the Scotland team hotel https://t.co/Uftc1h4Mug pic.twitter.com/4Uh7jmK4ZK
— Cammy Black – Scottish Rugby Podcast (@CammyBlack) January 23, 2020
Definitely think Finn Russell could be an even better player with a few double rum and cokes in him.
— Alex Shaw (@alexshawsport) January 23, 2020
Following the departure yesterday of Finn Russell from the six nations squad, it is looking increasingly likely that the SRU are preparing a bid for Alfredo Morelos!
— scott doc (@supershycelts) January 24, 2020
Sarries: right lads, we're the biggest rugby shock of the week
Finn Russell: hold my beer
— Joshua King ? (@JoshKingWrites) January 23, 2020
Rugby press: "This Saracens story is going to drag on and on and nothing is going to top it in terms of headlines this week"
Finn Russell: "Hold by beer"
…
Finn Russell: "Actually, can I have that back?"
— alan dooney (@alandooney) January 23, 2020
I’m so depressed. Normally don’t get this feeling until at least 80 mins into Scotlands first Six Nations game
— Greg Shand (@GShandy00) January 23, 2020
Live scenes of Duncan Weir after Finn Russell drops out of the squad against Ireland pic.twitter.com/yeYEgTzysp
— Jonathan Fitzpatrick (@JFitzpatrick92) January 23, 2020
Hearing that Finn Russell did NOT vote for the Conservative Party in last month's election and is therefore not welcome in the team. pic.twitter.com/xNbMqHUAWv
— Tunnock's Caramel Wafer Cup Champions 2020 (@TunnockCup) January 23, 2020
This whole Finn Russell debacle stinks of conspiracy and I would bet all my savings that Pete Horne is behind it
— Jamie (@JamieOReilly15) January 23, 2020
Russell flew back to Paris and turned out for his club side Racing 92 in the Top 14 yesterday, starting in the side’s 27-0 win over Castres.
Following the victory, the team posted a photo of the squad in the changing rooms in which Russell can be seen in the middle with his top off with others pointing at him.
Comments on RugbyPass
We’re building a bridge but can't agree where the river is.
2 Go to commentsfirst no arms shoulder or helmet tackle into his rib cage is going to be so very painful even to watch. go back to RU mate.
1 Go to commentsBulls by 5. Plus another 50.
3 Go to commentsJohan Goosen avatar. Cute. Surely someone at RP knows how to do a google image search?
3 Go to commentsCan’t these games play a little earlier? Asking for a friend.
3 Go to commentsIt’s impressive that we can see huge stadiums with attendance in the 40 000 to 50 000 region. It shows how popular this competition is becoming. What is even more impressive is the massive growth in broadcast viewership. The URC is one of the two best leagues in the World, the other being the Top14.
7 Go to commentsChristie is not Sottish, like the majority of the Scotland team.
2 Go to commentsHold the phone, decline over-rated. Is it a one game, dead cat bounce or the real thing? Has the Penney dropped? Stay tuned.
45 Go to commentsTotally deserved win for the Crusaders Far smarter than the Chiefs who seem to be avoiding the basics when it matters Hotham showed them what was missing and Hannah seems a real find - a tad light but that can be fixed over time
8 Go to commentsGreat insight into the performance culture with Sarries and I predict Christie will be a fixture in the Scotland team now for some time to come. However, he is slightly missing his own point around Scotland “being soft” when he cites physicality examples in defence of that slight. The issue is much closer to the example he referenced around feeling off before a game but being told “it doesn’t matter, you can still play well” by Farrell. Until Scotland can get their psyche in that square, they will carry on folding under extreme pressure…
2 Go to comments> We are having to adapt, evolve and innovate more than when we were in Super Rugby where there was only really one style that everybody had to play to gain the most success. Have = able to? Interesting what that one style might be? I thought SA sides still had bad tours now, or at least bad schedule, months away? Those extra few hours flights have to be a killer though, no surprise to see their sides doing so badly at the start of the season each year. I wouldn’t enjoy that unfairness as a supporter.
7 Go to commentsThe problem for NZ, and Aus, is they ripped up the SR model and lost a massive chunk of revenue that hasn’t been replaced. Don’t forget SA clubs went North because they were left with no choice, Argy unceremoniously binned and Japan cast adrift. Now SR wasn’t perfect, far from it, but they’ve jumped into something without an effective plan, so far, to replace what they’ve lost. The biggest revenue potential now lies in Japan but it won’t be easy or quick to unlock, they are incredibly insular in culture as a nation. In the meantime, there is a serious time bomb sitting under SH rugby and if it happens then the current financial challenges will look like a picnic. IF the Boks follow their provincial teams and head north then it’s revenue meltdown. Not guaranteed to happen but the status quo is a very odd hybrid, with the Boks pointing one way and the clubs pointing the other way. And for as long as that remains then the threat is real.
45 Go to commentsI think Etene has had some good tuition, likely while at the Warriors to be a professional that helped his rugby jump, but he was certainly thrown in the deep end way too early. Should have arguably 20 less SR caps, and therefor a way better record that he does at his age, but his development would have been fast tracked by the need to satiate his signing away from league. Again, credit to him and others that he has done it so well. Easy to fall over under that pressure in the big leagues like that but he kept at it when I myself wasn’t sure he was good enough.
1 Go to commentsAwesome story. I wonder what a bigger American (SA) scene might have mean for Brex.
1 Go to comments“Johnny McNicholl and the Crusaders” save a Penney. Who has been in camp this week and showed them how to play?
8 Go to commentsSo, reports of the Crusaders’ demise / terminal decline are perhaps just - slightly - premature/exaggerated…? 🤔 Will we see a deep-dive into that by the estimable Rugbypass scribes, and maybe one or two mea culpas? Thought not.
8 Go to comments1. The Chiefs are rudderless without DMac, which enhances his AB chances 2. Chiefs pack are powderpuffs. The hard men arent there anymore 3. They had their golden title chance last yr and wont threaten this yr. Gone in second round of playoffs.
8 Go to commentsHonestly, why did you have to publish such a foolish article the day they play us? 😂
45 Go to comments> They are not standalone entities. They are linked to an amateur association which holds the FFR licence that allows the professional side to compete in the league. That’s a great rule. This looks like the chicken or egg professional scenario. How long is it going to be before the club can break even (if that is even a thing in French rugby)? If the locals aren’t into well it would be good to se them drop to amateur level (is it that far?). Hope they can reset from this level and be more practical, there will be a time when they can rebuild (if France has there setup right).
1 Go to commentsWhat about changing the ball? To something heavier and more pointed that bounces unpredictably. Not this almost round football used these days.
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