Finn Russell [SEP] member of sports team
Finn Russell
Finn Russell (born 23 September 1992) is a Scottish rugby union player who can play stand-off or centre, and currently plays for French side Racing 92.
Amateur career.
In 2013, he received the John Macphail Scholarship, spending 15 weeks in New Zealand's South Island playing for local clubs in the Christchurch area. He benefited from the state-of-the art facilities and specialist coaching offered by the Canterbury Rugby Football Union international high performance unit.
He was selected to play
2004 – Represented New Zealand in the Finn finishing 13th out of 25 competitors
America’s Cup.
Barker's first introduction to the America's Cup was in 1995 when Russell Coutts invited him to train with Team New Zealand. He opted for an Olympic campaign rather than to travel to San Diego. Although he was not involved in the successful challenge, he became a permanent member of the cup defense team once the cup was in Auckland.
Because there was no defender's series Team New Zealand used high intensity in