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Head coach Townsend insisted he will not be taking the kicking tee from Russell after his side's championship title hopes effectively ended in the wake of the nail-biting finale.
Finn Russell squandered a last-gasp kick for victory at Allianz Stadium after Duhan Van der Merwe's dramatic try put the Scots on the brink of extending their four-year stranglehold on the Calcutta Cup.
Gregor Townsend backed outstanding goal-kicker Finn Russell to remain in the role following his trio of costly conversion misses during Scotland's agonising 16-15 Guinness Six Nations defeat to England.
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