The debate around Scotland’s greatest ever player has reignited again recently, with Russell endorsements growing louder and louder.
The main counter argument is that he has never won anything in a Scotland jersey, never even come close. Now he has a chance to put that right.
If Scotland can beat Ireland in Dublin – which would be a significant achievement in itself given they have lost the past 11 meetings – and France fail to take care of their business against England in Paris, Scotland will be champions.
For Russell, that would eclipse everything.
“Winning something for Scotland, especially the Six Nations, would be definitely the peak of my career,” he said.
“When you start playing for Scotland, you always want to win it, obviously, and we’ve never put ourselves in a position where we can. So now we’re in that position, it’s all to play for this weekend.
“Making sure that the occasion doesn’t get to us will be so important, but, yeah, it’ll definitely be the top thing in my career if we can win it.”
