Scotland fly-half Finn Russell to leave Glasgow Warriors
Sunday 19 November 2017 20:55, UK
Scotland fly-half Finn Russell will leave Glasgow Warriors at the end of the season.
The 25-year-old has accepted "a lucrative opportunity" elsewhere, according to Warriors managing director Nathan Bombrys.
Russell, who has been heavily linked with a move to Racing 92, won his 31st cap for Scotland in Saturday's narrow defeat to New Zealand, and was called up to the British and Irish Lions squad last summer.
He was a PRO12 winner with Glasgow in 2015 and hopes he can end his Warriors career with further silverware.
"I've always wanted to experience as much as I can during what is a short rugby career," said Russell.
"It was obviously a difficult decision to leave Glasgow but I have the opportunity to take myself out of my comfort zone and experience a new culture and type of rugby.
"However, I am fully focussed on Glasgow Warriors and will do everything I can to make my final season at Scotstoun a successful one."
Bombrys added: "Our club has an excellent track record of retaining our key players in recent years.
"However, in this instance, Finn has decided to move on and accept a lucrative opportunity at another club.
"We respect his decision and when the time comes we will thank him for his contribution to the club. It has been great watching him develop and grow wearing a Glasgow Warriors shirt.
"We know he will be fully focused on trying to bring another trophy to Glasgow Warriors this season."
