Russell has many more years left at the top - Townsend

Gregor Townsend says Finn Russell will have many more opportunities to win silverware for Scotland and believes the fly-half can play at the top level for years to come.

At 32 years old, and with 82 international appearances to his name, Russell is one of the most experienced players in the national squad for the upcoming Six Nations.

But Townsend sees no signs the Bath pivot is entering the twilight of his career.

"Physically, he's in probably better condition now than he was two or three years ago," the Scotland head coach said on the BBC'S Scotland Rugby Podcast.

"He seems in a great spot. Players are playing football now much longer, they're looking after themselves and I see the same with Finn.

"We want to win more than just matches, we want to win titles. He's a big part of that and he's still got a lot of rugby ahead of him."

Despite being one of the leading players in the game for over a decade, Russell has only a solitary medal to his name – Glasgow's Pro12 title victory in 2015.

"He's contributed to so many great victories and great moments for our supporters and for our team," Townsend added.

"Those are some of the best days he'll have in his career, being in the Scotland jersey. The next stage is that after five games in a row there's a title at the end of it.

"It's tough. If winning titles was easy, everybody would be doing it. We just have to make sure that we play to our potential, play as close to our best as we can.

"There's no reason that's not going to lead to a successful season if we're able to do that."