Frank Hadden Next Quotations

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.

I will be speaking to my fellow coaches when we gather for the first time on Sunday night. We have a number of candidates and we will be assessing leadership qualities and their aptitude for the job over the next few weeks.

We have a number of candidates for captain and we will be assessing leadership qualities and their aptitude for the job during the squad sessions over the next few weeks.

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.

The first international squad session is due to take place on October 3 and it would be expected that the new coach determines who takes part. That means giving players notice and from that point of view it wouldn't be unreasonable to expect an announcement next week.