Russell relishing Scots trip to Cumbria

Scotland winger Matty Russell is looking forward to taking on the Kiwis on Friday at Workington in Cumbria.

The Scots have enjoyed a good relationship with Workington, with the town becoming almost a second home after the 2013 World Cup.

“It will be good to play at Workington again,” said the Irvine-born winger.

“We have got a good fanbase there. We enjoy it there – it’s a good place and they are a tight community, all the people get involved.

“We had some good craic there in the World Cup. When we are walking around the streets they enjoy us being round there.

“It’s a good place to be and the crowd got really behind us in the World Cup, so we are looking forward to it.”