Russell bemoans missed kicks but wants to spoil French party

Scotland fly-half Finn Russell says a closing victory in Paris would make the 2025 Six Nations a "decent enough" tournament, but bemoaned his missed conversions against England last month.

Russell was unsuccessful with all three of his attempts off the tee at Twickenham as Scotland lost by a solitary point to their oldest rivals.

Gregor Townsend's side are all but out of contention with one match to go in the championship, sitting fourth with two wins from four game, but Russell says victory against France would add a little bit of gloss to the campaign.

"If we get a win tomorrow, then we'd probably look back at one of my kicks that could have had us winning the title," Russell said after kicking practice at Stade de France on Friday.

"I think the England game is probably the one that got away, which for me personally is really frustrating. I think we all know why.

"But if we can finish up with a win this weekend – the frustration for the England game would still be there, obviously – I think we could look back at this tournament as a decent enough tournament.

"If we get a win, it'll be brilliant, obviously, to finish on a high. Building for the future as well, if we manage to get a win over here, it's a good stepping stone to get the kick-on from there."

France are favourites for the title after a dominant win against Ireland last weekend, but a Scotland triumph in Paris would provide an opportunity for England or the Irish – who are away to Wales and Italy respectively earlier in the day – to win the tournament.

Bath fly-half Russell revealed there have been messages exchanged between clubmates in different camps, with all three of Saturday's matches relevant to the final outcome.

"It'll be a different occasion for us, with it being the last game and depending on the result here, we could change the tournament," Russell added.

"I think Blair Kinghorn had a couple of the Toulouse boys messaging him and I've had [England centre] Ollie Lawrence messaging me yesterday.

"I'd imagine tomorrow we'll get a few messages from the English boys, maybe the Irish boys, so I suppose it's good fun. It shows how exciting a tournament it is that three teams can win at the end."