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Scotland Coach Townsend Dismisses Newcastle Claim as ‘Disruptive’ Ahead of Six Nations
Townsend calls Newcastle coaching rumors speculation and confirms no contract beyond 2026 World Cup while making key squad changes for Italy match.
- On Thursday while naming his squad, Gregor Townsend dismissed a claim linking him to Newcastle as an attempt to disrupt Scotland and said he has not signed any contract beyond the World Cup.
- On Wednesday the Daily Telegraph reported Gregor Townsend would join Newcastle after the World Cup, despite his contract extension last September through the 2027 Rugby World Cup.
- In a bold selection move, Townsend dropped his usual back three, leaving Blair Kinghorn and Duhan van der Merwe out of the 23 and Darcy Graham on the bench, naming Tom Jordan, Jamie Dobie and Kyle Steyn.
- Townsend said his focus is on the Scotland team and he is not frustrated or concerned about the report affecting the squad, emphasizing calm and focus before the World Cup.
- On future plans, Townsend asked `who knows?` and urged people `don't take the bait from an English newspaper that are trying to do something the week ahead of the Calcutta Cup.
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Scotland coach Townsend dismisses Newcastle claim as 'disruptive' ahead of Six Nations
Coach Gregor Townsend has dismissed a claim that he will take charge at English club Newcastle as an attempt to “disrupt” Scotland ahead of the Six Nations.
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