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Scotland's Sam Johnson

SAM JOHNSON has jumped on the Rangers bandwagon and now the Scotland centre hopes to help Gregor Townsend’s team get their Six Nations bid rolling again.

The Australia-born Glasgow ace has girlfriend Eilidh to thank for adopting Steven Gerrard’s title winners as his favourite football team following his move to Scotland in 2015.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has lambasted the club over the wild weekend celebrations which marred their crowning as kings of Scotland for the first time in a decade.

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