Brian Moore: Finn Russell should be the Scotland captain!
The Telegraph Rugby Podcast
The Telegraph
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🗓️ 10 February 2020
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
Storm Ciara may have affected England's dour victory over Scotland but it has not prevented Brian Moore from returning for this weeks Full Contact!
After making it back safely from Edinburgh, Brian is joined in studio by former England Sevens captain Rob Vickerman to reflect on Saturdays match in Murrayfield as well as the other headlines from around the Six Nations.
The pair discuss what (if anything) can Eddie Jones learn from Saturdays win, and former Scotland winger Tim Visser joins the show to offer his take on what needs to change in order for Gregor Townsend to keep his job, one solution offered up by Brian and Rob is to bring back exiled fly half Finn Russell and make him captain of the side!
Elsewhere Andy Farrell won the battle of the new coaches as Ireland and Wales squared off in Dublin. Up next for Farrell is a return to Twickenham where he spent time as England assistant coach, where he will come up against a familiar face in his son Owen Farrell. Former Ireland second row Mike McCarthy was in Dublin on Saturday and explains what is different under the new coaching regime.
Plus we get Robs take on what has turned France's fortunes around, the prospect of South Africa joining the Six Nations and what the most effective game plan is for wet weather rugby.
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| 0:00.0 | The Telegraph Podcasts. |
| 0:20.2 | Hello and welcome to Brian Moore's full contact with the Telegraph. We're now and welcome to Brian Moore's full contact with the Telegraph. |
| 0:24.6 | We're now two weeks into the 2026 nations. |
| 0:28.7 | England are off the mark with a win over Scotland in a game that, to be honest, many |
| 0:33.3 | will be happy to forget. |
| 0:35.7 | Much of the talking points after the game surrounded England's tri-scoring prop, |
| 0:39.4 | Ellis Genshu, hit back at his critics |
| 0:41.3 | in his own inimitable way. |
| 0:43.2 | Eddie Jones backed him up, I think. |
| 0:45.4 | After Scotland, well, that's two defeats |
| 0:47.2 | in a row, and Gregor Townsend, the head coach, is under a bit of pressure |
| 0:51.3 | to make matters worse. |
| 0:53.0 | The exiled fly-half Finn Russell lifted the lid on his feud with Townsend on Sunday morning, |
| 0:58.7 | hinting that a return to the squad was not possible with Townsend at the helm. |
| 1:04.4 | Former Scotland winger Tim Visser knows both men very well, |
| 1:08.2 | and he'll join us to reflect on the defeat and talk about the latest in that saga. |
| 1:13.3 | Ireland won the Battle of the New Coaches in Dublin. Andy Farrell and Wayne Pivak went head-to-head, |
| 1:18.4 | Ireland Captain Johnny Sexton says, are hoping to draw a line under the last two years and their |
| 1:23.1 | old regime and we'll speak to the former Ireland second row, Mike McCarthy, who was at the |
| 1:27.5 | Aviva, to find out what exactly has changed, if anything, under the new coach Andy Farrell. |
| 1:33.3 | Plus, we'll be answering all your questions, as usual, including the potential edition |
| 1:37.2 | of South Africa to the Six Nations competition after reports that they are looking for an entry |
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