Frank Hadden
Frank Hadden
Frank Haddenis a Scottish rugby union coach. He is a former head coach of Scotland and Edinburgh Rugby...
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The reason Ben moved was to get the week-in, week-out rugby he could not be guaranteed in Edinburgh, and the wisdom of his move has been demonstrated throughout the season and underlined today.
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We believe we have a very good chance of winning this weekend. What's important to me is that the many thousands of Scots' fans traveling to Dublin do so not just in hope but with a genuine expectation of us doing something special again.
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Unfortunately Marcus has not made the progress that we had hoped but as one door closes, another opens for Ben MacDougall who wins his first cap this weekend.
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With my World Cup hat on, we have to get the most of all our players. This is an opportunity. It's not a reflection on the other guys. We've still got to make our mark with an attacking game. Our attack has been under wraps because we haven't had ball.
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We want to try and pinch some of their ball. Nathan has a long term commitment to playing for Scotland.
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There is no point in engaging in speculation if Tom may be able to return to rugby in the future, because such speculation just increases the frustration for Tom,
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Those who have been mud-slinging at Dan need to have a look at themselves now.
We had an outstanding pre-season and we are raring to go,
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When you are away from home there is absolutely no substitute for experience. We are playing against a team that we have not beaten at Lansdowne Road for eight years.
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They had a good autumn series and they have been involved in one or two grand slam showdowns so beating them would be special.
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That situation has to be managed for Nathan and for Scotland.
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They are the first two people I want to speak to, ... I've arranged to meet Hugh on Monday and I want to see Steve as soon as possible. It's likely that the support team will come from among the professional coaches we've got in Scotland already.
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There was a tremendously committed and determined effort from our boys,
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As far as captaincy is concerned I will be speaking to my fellow coaches when we gather for the first time on Sunday night,