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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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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Let there be no confusion, the way forward for Scottish Rugby is for the three professional teams to be the vehicle for driving professional rugby in this country,
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Rob does need a lot more time but you can never rule anybody out who is playing for one of the three Scottish pro-teams because it is not as if we have massive resources in Scotland.
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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.
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Duncan needs games after being out injured for the best part of 18 months and it was great to see him distributing so well from stand off, ... There is no reason at all why Duncan cannot complete the rare feat of playing at all levels from club through pro-team to country in the space of this season.
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Duncan needs an opportunity to show what he can do.