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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Ben's got a lot of qualities, but this is a very big match and we've got a lot of confidence that he's a big-time player. He's got a lot of experience from back home. The progress he has made since coming here last season has been pretty impressive, and he is probably the best defensive midfielder in the country, which will be really important this weekend.
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One of the things that has given me confidence in the progress that Scotland have made in the professional era is that there was a time when a kicker lined up a kick and no-one knew what was going to happen.
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Italy have made so much progress this year and, to be honest, I think they have played better than us in this championship.
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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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I'm confident where we are. We have laid some very important foundation stones. We were never going to make dramatic progress in one season. I never thought we would win the championship this year, but we have done enough to make people believe we are a good side.
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There is no reason why we can't go to Ulster with confidence,
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The players know best what's needed. You can't flog them. There was a culture of defeat. The system didn't work for anyone. It had to change. Shaping the working week is one of the key parts of the job, often ignored or undervalued. A coach, you know, doesn't often bring about a massive improvement in things. But he can very easily make things a hell of a lot worse.
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We will go out and play rugby against France and we believe that we're capable of doing something very special.
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We would have liked to give the crowd more to cheer at the other end of the field but it wasn't to be. England actually played extremely well in the first half-hour, which made it all the more rewarding.
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There has been a tremendous amount of sympathy towards Scott and I haven't come across anybody who thought it was anything other than an accident. The referee's view was that he had no choice because boot made contact with head.
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We don't want to take the competitive edge off him because that's crucial to him, but we're expecting him to get streetwise and smarter.
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Those who know Scott Murray know he is not a dirty player. He was extremely disappointed. There was a late tackle from Ian Gough well after the ball had gone. Scott was trying to get out of the tackle situation as quickly as he could and flicked out his foot. He wasn't looking in Ian Gough's direction at the time. Scott was extremely remorseful.
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Those who know Scott Murray know he is not a dirty player.
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Ben has made great strides since he joined Edinburgh last season. Rob has earned his call-up with the consistency of his performances.