Gregor Townsend extends his stay in Scotland

Cape Town – Scotland Head Coach Gregor Townsend a
extended his contract with the national team until 2021, with Matt
Taylor and Mike Blair also re-sign.

Scotland has averaged four tries per test since Townsend took over
the summer of 2017, with historic victories at home and away against Australia
and the Six Nations victory in 2018 over England among the outstanding highlights
who helped Scotland finish third in the 2018 Six Nations and capture
the imagination of their support.

Townsend revealed that he was delighted to have signed a new contract and also
paid tribute to fellow coaches Taylor and Blair, who also sign
extensions.

"I have always been incredibly proud of coaching Scotland and I am
pleased and grateful to be able to extend my involvement with the
"It's a privilege to coach a group of quality players, who continue to grow in depth."

"It's good that the immediate future of our team of coaches also
Matt (Taylor) and Mike (Blair) contribute heavily to
what we do as a group.

"We are waiting impatiently for Danny (Wilson) to join us,
which will allow us to look for further improvements in the way we can bring
the best of our players. "

Some 13 Test matches are now held between Scotland and the Rugby World Cup
2019, including three fall tests and the Six Nations 2019, before four
Summer tests against France and Georgia present the players
last opportunity to make their way through the team of 31 men towards
Japan.

After a promising start to the year for his national team, Townsend thinks that there is still a lot to come for men in blue

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coaches and also our gaming performance – but we also saw a few
excellent displays over the past season, as well as a real desire
He added, "I'm really happy with the way the team has come together.
every time we were at the camp. Players have built strong relationships
between them, trained with intensity and learned quickly after all
setbacks we encountered. They have also been excellent ambbadadors for
their country on visits or whenever they have interacted with our
supporters.

"We are well aware that we are entering a crucial and exciting period for this
group, as we continue to seek improvements at all levels
strong series of tests of autumn and Six Nations, before our construction up to the
The Rugby World Cup begins seriously

"It's an incredibly exciting time for sport in Scotland."