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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Steve and I have discussed a formula so that the 'A' team will adapt the same shape of game as the Scotland side so, if someone is required to fly from Canada to South Africa, then they will be up to speed with what's going on.
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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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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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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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The French have generated a level of consistency over the last half a dozen games that has perhaps been missing from them in the past. We're aware that they've got a formidable array of talent available to them, but we think we've got a pretty good side as well and we'll be going into the game with some expectations and a high level of confidence.
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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'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.