Frank Hadden
Frank Hadden
Frank Haddenis a Scottish rugby union coach. He is a former head coach of Scotland and Edinburgh Rugby...
remains retired
As I have said before Nathan remains very much in my thoughts. He has not retired from international rugby.
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.
coping extra fact impact means november performance tests tremendous
He has had a tremendous impact on the squad. The fact his own performance was so exceptional during the November Tests means he is coping well with the extra responsibility.
detach extent himself
He will have to detach himself to some extent while still being one of the lads.
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.
missed opportunity
It was a missed opportunity because we didn't play well enough in the first half,
array available aware consistency dozen formidable french games good half high last level missing perhaps side talent
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.
autumn beating good grand involved series slam
They had a good autumn series and they have been involved in one or two grand slam showdowns so beating them would be special.
hugely inspirational last welsh
The Welsh were hugely inspirational to us last season.
borders doubt edinburgh glasgow trial viewing weekend
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,
accuracy continue crack execute later nations next nut six sooner start week win
I didn't think we'd continue to play so poorly, that sooner or later we'd start to execute better. We know that if we are going to crack the nut of an away win in the Six Nations we are going to have to execute with more accuracy next week in Rome.
engaging increases point return rugby tom
There is no point in engaging in speculation if Tom may be able to return to rugby in the future, because such speculation just increases the frustration for Tom,
crucial edge expecting
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.
attacking cup hat mark reflection
With my World Cup hat on, we have to get the most of all our players. This is an opportunity. It's not a reflection on the other guys. We've still got to make our mark with an attacking game. Our attack has been under wraps because we haven't had ball.