Frank Hadden
Frank Hadden
Frank Haddenis a Scottish rugby union coach. He is a former head coach of Scotland and Edinburgh Rugby...
anybody massive playing resources rob rule scottish three time
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.
absolutely against beaten eight home playing road substitute team
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.
commitment pinch playing term
We want to try and pinch some of their ball. Nathan has a long term commitment to playing for Scotland.
africa challenge days game italy last months nature physical physically played playing south teams thinking ultimate
I started thinking about South Africa two days after the Italy game in mid-March, that's just the nature of the beast. We've played a lot of physical teams in the last 12 months but this is the ultimate challenge for us physically and we're playing them in their own backyard, so it will be really tough.
convince good people playing prospect relish saw side teams winning year
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.
best cannot club complete country feat games great injured levels months needs playing rare reason space stand
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.
address afford minutes personally pitch regular simon spoken
It has been disappointing and is something I've spoken to him personally about. We need to address it because we can't afford to have Simon off the pitch for 10 minutes on a regular basis.
extremely fortunes hopefully jason medium
Jason is going to be extremely important to our fortunes in the short, medium and hopefully long-term,
fantastic simon situation twice
It is fantastic to be in a situation where you'll have to think twice about Simon Taylor.
came competition genuine guys hands lay scotland
It came down to experience, these two are the most experienced guys we could lay hands on. What we now have in Scotland is genuine competition for places.
italy played progress year
Italy have made so much progress this year and, to be honest, I think they have played better than us in this championship.
case chance chris deserves fortunate hand horses mike nations putting six start talent
Mike deserves his chance to start but, putting my hand on my heart, I could say that Chris will play a very important part in our Six Nations campaign. We are fortunate to have such talent and this is a case of horses for courses.
adapt canada discussed fly formula game required scotland shape side south speed steve team
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.
cope dan guy harsh looking seems sound stuff
Like the top-quality guy he is, Dan has a very sound temperament. Thick-skinned would be a harsh description, but he seems to be able to cope with that stuff pretty well. That's what you're looking for in a guy in that position.