Thursday, April 2, 2009

Hadden and Scotland part company

Frank Hadden
Hadden was unable to improve Scotland's fortunes in the Six Nations

Frank Hadden has stepped down as head coach of the Scotland national rugby side with immediate effect.

Former Edinburgh coach Hadden was given the Scotland job in September 2005 and enjoyed success in his first Six Nations, with three victories.

However, the 2007 and 2008 campaigns were disappointing, yielding just one victory from five outings each time.

And he failed to meet the SRU's minimum target of two Six Nations victories per season in last season's campaign.

SRU chief executive Gordon McKie said: "It was agreed that a change in head coach is required to allow us to plan for the Rugby 2011 World Cup.

"On behalf of the board, I have thanked Frank for his hard work and commitment during his term as national coach."

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