England v Scotland: Maro Itoje says hosts cannot single out Finn Russell in Calcutta Cup
Russell might share his name with his relative numbers, although the spelling is slightly different, but the similarity ends in terms of experience.
Scotland’s Fly halftime will win his 84th cap on Saturday, while England’s 22-year-old Fin Smith will start just after his second Test.
Their competition has evolved from club competitions as Smith’s Northampton Saints overcame Russell’s Bath in the Premier League final last season.
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Russell will want to touch the ball and influence the game again, while Smith Elliot Daly.
England center Ollie Lawrence plays side by side with Bath at Russell and sees Smith from the Academy since the Worcester Warriors are together The prospects have evolved, he said the young man has no pressure to imitate the Scots.
“I really don’t think the fins are under too much pressure; of course, we’re not putting pressure on him to step up efforts or something like that,” Lawrence said.
“The way he played against France and controlled the game brought us into the right territory. He managed to set up (Daly) at the end, which proved his performance as a player.
“Since he left Worcester and went to the (Northampton) Saints, he has only gone like this (up).
“Finn Russell is a world-class 10 goals and I have a great respect for him. But again, I’m definitely not looking at the fins and saying he has to match another Finn in the game.
“He will do his thing, he’s a confident lad and we’ll support him all the way. He has greater potential in the English jersey and more.”
