Wigglesworth worked with Russell on the Lions’ tour
‘He’s one of those guys whose talent speaks for itself’
The England defence coach Richard Wigglesworth has admitted it is pointless trying to come up with a plan to stop Finn Russell after getting a closeup view of Scotland’s star fly-half during last summer’s British & Irish Lions tour of Australia.
England head to Murrayfield on Saturday favourites to defend the Calcutta Cup on the back of 12 straight victories while Scotland are reeling after last Saturday’s shock defeat by Italy. England have not won at Murrayfield since 2020, however, and only once since 2016 with Russell proving their nemesis on several occasions.
The 33-year-old orchestrated the Lions’ series victory over the Wallabies last summer with Wigglesworth one of Andy Farrell’s right-hand men on the coaching staff and he has conceded coming up with a specific plan to stop Russell is a bootless errand.
