Calm Hadden stays focused on England

FRANK HADDEN insists the dissection of Scotland’s RBS 6 Nations campaign must wait until after Saturday’s final game against England. Head coach Hadden takes his side to Twickenham knowing defeat will mean he has failed to fulfil the Scottish Rugby Union’s (SRU) minimum target of two championship wins for the second successive year.

With Scotland having won just four of their last 15 Tests, the knives have been out for Hadden for some time. Asked if enough progress has been made since last season’s Six Nations, he said: “I have every confidence that this side is moving forward.

“It’s hugely frustrating that we didn’t win the two matches against France and against Ireland that we felt we could have done. You’re playing against top-quality opposition and we lost out on the day by making a number of elementary errors.