Finn Russell’s latest World Cup disappointment has not dented his enthusiasm to play for Scotland as the talismanic stand-off declared he has no intention of making himself unavailable for the national team any time soon.

The 31-year-old was gutted at suffering a second successive pool-stage exit in France in October, but he revealed his desire to pull on the dark blue jersey remains as strong as ever. “No, not at all,” he said when asked if his appetite for international rugby had been diminished by his World Cup experience. “If anything it’s given me a bit more of an appetite to get back into it with the national team again and try to get a few more wins and try to win something.”

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