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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He is now one of the senior pros in the side and his physical approach makes him ideal to lead by example.
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We have a number of candidates for captain and we will be assessing leadership qualities and their aptitude for the job during the squad sessions over the next few weeks.
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I will be speaking to my fellow coaches when we gather for the first time on Sunday night. We have a number of candidates and we will be assessing leadership qualities and their aptitude for the job over the next few weeks.
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What I said at half-time was that there were going to be a lot more points in the game and sitting on a lead wasn't an option. We had to be brave in going out to play again which is why the score after half-time was so important.
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Everyone connected with Scottish rugby should be celebrating Simon's comeback. He is such an important player - both for Edinburgh and the national squad.
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I'm so proud. It was a sensational defensive effort. Make no mistake, England played pretty well today, but our defense was magnificent.
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I never really saw us winning the championship, but I think we've done enough this year to convince people that we are a good side and there will be a lot of teams that won't relish the prospect of playing us in future.
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It's an advantage we haven't had in the past and one which we've envied in other teams. I honestly believe that all the replacements are capable of making an impact when they come on and I intend to use them if possible.
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It was a missed opportunity because we didn't play well enough in the first half,
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They are very different types of player and it's a new toy for us to play with having real competition for places, ... It won't be until the Heineken Cup that you will get a real indication of what we think our best side is.
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We will be monitoring him closely this week and obviously we will be considering other options. Ben MacDougall and Graeme Morrison will both be with us in training.
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As I have said before Nathan remains very much in my thoughts. He has not retired from international rugby.
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Edinburgh play Glasgow this weekend and then Edinburgh play the Borders the week after and there's no doubt I will be viewing these are trial opportunities, particularly for hooker,
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Edinburgh have never won against Llanelli at Stradey Park but our intention this weekend is to turn that around.