Paterson at pains to save Hadden

CHRIS PATERSON has revealed his pain at seeing Scotland head coach Frank Hadden’s job come under increasing pressure in the wake of another Six Nations defeat to Ireland.

The result means Scotland must win their final Six Nations game against England on Saturday to achieve the minimum target of two championship victories set by Hadden’s employers at the Scottish Rugby Union.

The former schoolteacher’s failure to achieve this in the last two seasons has resulted in various changes to his coaching staff, but he has been spared the chop. The buck will eventually stop with him, and defeat at Twickenham could end his near four-year tenure in charge.