A cracking game full of excitement until the last and plenty of enthusiasm |
As a proud and passionate Scot this is the ultimate honour and one that I am determined to enjoy, |
As far as captaincy is concerned I will be speaking to my fellow coaches when we gather for the first time on Sunday night, |
As I have said before Nathan remains very much in my thoughts. He has not retired from international rugby. |
Ben has made great strides since he joined Edinburgh last season. Rob has earned his call-up with the consistency of his performances. |
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. |
Between them they've won 88 caps but it is the knowledge from coaching our professionals on a daily basis that will prove such an asset, |
Colin Noon is someone who interests me greatly. I tried to sign him for Edinburgh a couple of times and although I would have to speak to other selectors before making a decision. |
Conditions just got too difficult for the players and they couldn't cope with it. |
Duncan needs an opportunity to show what he can do. |
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. |
Edinburgh have never won against Llanelli at Stradey Park but our intention this weekend is to turn that around. |
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, |
Everyone connected with Scottish rugby should be celebrating Simon's comeback. He is such an important player - both for Edinburgh and the national squad. |
Given where we are at in this season's championship, I feel it appropriate to look at the squad and both Chris and Gordon deserve the opportunity to start. Both need to be seen, particularly when you look ahead to next year and the Rugby World Cup. |