STALE OF THE UNEXPECTED

Huw insists Scots haven't gone flat

- BY GRAEME MACPHERSON

HUW JONES insists Scotland haven't become stale under Gregor Townsend.

The head coach is under severe pressure after an opening Six Nations defeat to Italy.

England are next up at Murrayfield as they look to win their 13th Test match in a row.

Jones admits it’s going to be one of the toughest challenges Scotland have faced in a while. But he believes the team is still developing in Townsend's ninth campaign in charge.

The Lions centre said: “Right now Id say, no, it’s not stale. ‘The environment has been growing, building and changing over the years.