Reprieve for Russell as Harris eyes historic win

By BEN JAYCOCK

PREVIEW - Scotland v New Zealand
Today. Kick-off 2.15pm, Murrayfield
Finn Russell starts for Scotland today against New Zealand at Murrayfield following an injury to Adam Hastings.
The Racing 92 fly-half, who will win his 64th cap, was omitted from Gregor Townsend’s original Autumn Nations Series squad but has been given a lifeline after Hastings was forced off against Fiji with a head knock, and is also having a knee injury assessed.
The 30-year-old Russell, right, has not been involved since the Six Nations, having sat out the summer tour to Argentina, where Scotland su...

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