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BEAVER'S BUNKER: Analysing Finn Russell's brilliance
05 November 2026

BEAVER'S BUNKER: Analysing Finn Russell's brilliance

THE AFTERMATCH

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0:00 - Intro: a double Beaver's Bunker with Platinum Homes

0:20 - Why Finn Russell is worth watching

1:07 - Kirst's Damian McKenzie dig: "now you consider him a ten?"

1:23 - Clip one: beating two tacklers and the chip-and-chase v England

2:28 - Are the All Blacks all instinctive players?

2:36 - Clip two: the pass only a few would throw v the Springboks

3:49 - How do you shut down players this unpredictable?

4:40 - Clip three: Finn Russell's vision and finding mismatches

5:40 - Spotting the weak part of the field again, v South Africa

6:34 - Organising the backs and forwards: the Wales and Ireland clips

8:27 - Twelve phases without touching the ball: the try v Ireland

9:39 - Do all top tens control the forwards like this?

9:53 - How a ten and a nine talk to each other

10:55 - Could he fit into a top-three team? Finn Russell and Dupont

11:37 - Scotland at the top table, and the Nations Championship final

12:17 - What chance do Scotland have against the All Blacks?

13:10 - He'll have his moments: the Sunday morning kick-off

13:29 - Sign-off: tell us what you've noticed