Shaun Edwards Quotations

So he has been behind the eight-ball with regards to his running fitness.

I would be pretty happy to have him playing number 15 in my (England) team,

He has got plenty of talent and he backs it up with his consistency.

I thought that Rob Hoadley was outstanding in the centres and James Brooks got a bit of time in both half-back positions. Also, I thought David van Eyk and Peter Bracken had a good impact when they came off the bench into the front row.

Mark has played in three grand finals and in the Heineken Cup final and these games prepare people for Test rugby,

I think his progression over the past three years has been meteoric,

We defended well but with regards to the finishing, it was absolutely terrible. We will be working on it in the week.

Well, take the word friendly out of it because it is England versus Wales,

What happened with Peter was the fact that he couldn't run for about six weeks because he injured his ankle during a contact-drill over in Poland,

Brian Ashton is a very creative force. The Bath fans are in for a treat over the coming months.

Believe it or not we actually practice putting the ball down properly. It is a bugbear of mine,

The sign of a great player is that players around him become better. Lawrence has that and it's a rare commodity. Players who fall into that category would include Ellery Hanley, Martin Johnson and, I guess, Dean Richards, although I didn't see much of him as a player. Others may be more physically talented than them but they can't match their competitive edge. It means so much to them they go through pain to get there.

For a sporting great like to him to say that he was prepared to fight for his place, and if he didn't get it, then he'd fight even harder, tells you a lot about the man.

Tactics, discipline, astuteness, mental toughness, accuracy. And bottle - having the balls to play.

I need to keep honing my skills as a coach otherwise I'll go off the boil.