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Article: HADDEN'S RISE FROM THE RANKS.
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- Daily Mail (London)
- Article date:
- September 16, 2005
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Byline: NIALL AITCHESON
BY his own admission, Frank Hadden has a daunting task in front of him as Scotland's new head coach.
Daunting, yes. But not impossible, according to the man charged with resurrecting the nation's battered rugby pride from the disasters of the Matt Williams era.
For 18 tortuous months, we suffered an Australian telling us the finer points of nationalism - and the Scottish players were subjected to an alien, negative approach that destroyed their confidence and led to dressing-room conflict.
Last night, within hours of being installed as Williams' replacement, Hadden admitted that restoring self-belief amongst the ...