FINN RUSSELL insists Scotland will come out fighting against France as they look to get their Six Nations campaign back on track.

Gregor Townsend’s team had high hopes of making a push for the title this year but Saturday’s Murrayfield defeat to Ireland has put them on the back foot.

Now with trips to Paris and Twickenham — two venues in which the Dark Blues have never managed an away win during the Six Nations era — sandwiching Wales’s visit to Edinburgh, Russell knows his side could be facing another Championship of frustration if they suffer again at the Stade de France in a fortnight’s time.