Ex-Falkirk rugby star Finn Russell admits Scotland "have to be a lot better" than they were against Italy if they want to challenge for the Six Nations title.

Russell and Townsend are the pre-eminent Scotland stand-offs of the professional era, and perhaps of all time if you also include John Rutherford. But while Townsend and Rutherford both won Five Nations championships, the current man at No 10 has been thwarted.