The Welsh were hugely inspirational to us last season. We are obviously very familiar with them and what they did was fantastic. |
There are on-going discussions but it was not a factor in changing the second row. |
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. |
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, |
There is no reason why we can't go to Ulster with confidence, |
There was a tremendously committed and determined effort from our boys, |
They are the first two people I want to speak to, ... I've arranged to meet Hugh on Monday and I want to see Steve as soon as possible. It's likely that the support team will come from among the professional coaches we've got in Scotland already. |
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. |
They had a good autumn series and they have been involved in one or two grand slam showdowns so beating them would be special. |
This is a tremendous spring board for us in the Six Nations campaign. As to our chances - well we're still unbeaten. |
Those who have been mud-slinging at Dan need to have a look at themselves now. |
Those who know Scott Murray know he is not a dirty player. |
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. |
Unfortunately Marcus has not made the progress that we had hoped but as one door closes, another opens for Ben MacDougall who wins his first cap this weekend. |
We are where we are at the moment on the international rankings - ninth, |