Scotland fly-half Finn Russell says a closing victory in Paris would make the 2025 Six Nations a “decent enough” tournament, but bemoaned his missed conversions against England last month.
Russell was unsuccessful with all three of his attempts off the tee at Twickenham as Scotland lost by a solitary point to their oldest rivals.
Gregor Townsend’s side are all but out of contention with one match to go in the championship, sitting fourth with two wins from four game, but Russell says victory against France would add a little bit of gloss to the campaign.
“If we get a win tomorrow, then we’d probably look back at one of my kicks that could have had us winning the title,” Russell said after kicking practice at Stade de France on Friday.
“I think the England game is probably the one that got away, which for me personally is really frustrating. I think we all know why.
“But if we can finish up with a win this weekend – the frustration for the England game would still be there, obviously – I think we could look back at this tournament as a decent enough tournament.
“If we get a win, it’ll be brilliant, obviously, to finish on a high. Building for the future as well, if we manage to get a win over here, it’s a good stepping stone to get the kick-on from there.”
