Bath have signed Scotland and British and Irish Lions fly-half Finn Russell. The Gallagher Premiership club did not specify Russell’s length of contract, but it has been reported to be worth around £1million a year.
Bath said that he will join them after next year’s World Cup, ending a successful spell with French Top 14 club Racing 92. And it represents a major coup for Bath, with Russell adding further stardust to a squad recently bolstered by the arrivals of Wasps back-row forward Alfie Barbeary, plus England internationals Ollie Lawrence and Ted Hill from Worcester.
Russell’s ball-playing skills and creativity will bring another dimension to a squad making rapid strides under new head of rugby Johann van Graan.
Russell has won 65 caps and made his Lions Test debut against South Africa last year. He was also part of the Lions’ 2017 tour to New Zealand.