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Gregor Townsend questions ‘unfair’ Six Nations rules after being denied access to Finn Russell

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Gregor Townsend has questioned the “unfair” rules that mean that Scotland’s English-based players must return to their clubs during the Six Nations fallow weeks.

Townsend expressed his frustration at the player release regulations after his side secured a fourth successive Calcutta Cup victory at Murrayfield on Saturday.

Scotland’s preparation for the fixture had been hampered by the unavailability and other key individuals,

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