Gregor Townsend addresses his Scotland future amid 'mixed feelings' over Six Nations ending

Gregor Townsend has no plans to quit Scotland helm and feels team can ‘kick on’

The 51-year-old is contracted until April next year.

Gregor Townsend addresses his Scotland future amid 'mixed feelings' over Six Nations ending

Frustrating campaign ends with defeat in Paris

Pat Lam is now bookies favourite for Six Nations coaching role

Wales’ disastrous Six Nations campaign came to a predictable end last weekend, securing back-to-back wooden spoons for the first time in their history. Warren Gatland walked away after just two matches, leaving Cardiff Rugby boss Matt Sherratt to pick up the pieces as interim coach. Sherratt, however, made it clear he wasn’t interested in the role long-term, and with his stint now over, he’s back at Arms Park. Attention has swiftly turned to fin…

The Lock Index - Scottish Rugby Blog

The Gray and Gilchrist partnership has been much discussed and oft maligned during this year’s Six Nations tournament. Thankfully the introduction of Gregor Brown in Gray’s place for the final game against France seemed to add aggression and dynamism and coupled with Gilchrist having his best game of the tournament offered a real improvement. With Gray not impressing over the piece, stalwart Gilchrist now aged 34 and Brown himself stating he see…

Ex-Scotland star: Franco could take Gregor’s job

Former skipper Andy Nichol suggests Gregor Townsend’s future as Scotland head coach will be decided by whether sought-after Franco Smith forces Scottish Rugby’s hand. Scotland, in a repeat of last year’s finish, ended fourth in the 2025 Six Nations after three defeats, including a 35-16 loss to champions France. In a post-championship review for the UK’s Daily Mail with fellow ex-Scotland captain Jason White, Nichol believes Townsend should rema…

Gregor Townsend will keep his job for now… unless Franco Smith forces Scottish Rugby’s hand

Another Six Nations ends, another disappointing finish for Scotland. Here, former Scotland captains ANDY NICOL and JASON WHITE give their take on the tournament… and the future of head coach Gregor Townsend.   Gregor Townsend has a year left on his contract — is he still the right man for the job? ANDY NICOL: I think he is. Scotland have improved under Gregor. The trouble is so have all the other countries apart from Wales.  He will be hugely fr…