Watson eyes another win

Hamish Watson admits it is a relief that the coronavirus will not put the brakes on Scotland as they look to extend their winning run in the Guinness Six Nations.

While greg or townsend’ s side have been given the go-ahead to finish off their championship with Saturday’s trip to Wales, the remainder of the tournament’s final round of fixtures have been postponed amid concerns over the outbreak.

Organisers are now considering a new date for

England’s trip to Italy and clash between France and Ireland in Paris – with the most likely plan set to delay the crowning of the Six Nations winner until October.

Defeat in the Scots’ opening two matches means it will take a series of remarkable results to put them in contention but if they can follow up recent victories over the Azzurri and Les Bleus when they run out in Cardiff, then flanker Watson and the rest of Townsend’s men will at least have the honour of sitting top of the table over the summer.

The Edinburgh flanker, pictured, said: “It’s a really strange scenario – but it’s exciting for us as it means we can get our games played. If we win we’ll be sitting at the top of the table. It’s a massive opportunity for us. It’s obviously a serious situation with the coronavirus but we’ve just got to concentrate on the game. We can’t think about maybe it being called off or why the other games are. We’ve got a task in hand and we’ve just got to make sure we perform to the best of our ability so we can win that game.

“To the fans, just make sure you wash your hands! “It’s definitely a relief that the game is going ahead because we are on a roll. I don’t know how the guys in the other teams are feeling but I imagine it must be pretty frustrating when you’ve been in camp for seven or eight weeks and then have games called off. It’s looking like those games will go ahead in October but we’re just relieved our game’s on and we can try to keep that momentum building.”