Edinburgh have 'lot more calls to make' & will Glasgow's Smith be backed?
BBC Scotland's chief sportswriter Tom English has been answering some of your Scottish rugby questions. Tom answered: The SRU might argue they're responding by appointing Brad Davis and Tim Sampson to the coaching ticket and signing Riley Higgins for next season.
[BBC] BBC Scotland's chief sportswriter Tom English has been answering some of your Scottish rugby questions. Brian asked: Regarding the ongoing coaching problems, why do the SRU/Edinburgh seem to be happy to sit and take all the flak without reply? If a player showed such lack of backbone, they would be gone.
Tom answered: The SRU might argue they're responding by appointing Brad Davis and Tim Sampson to the coaching ticket and signing Riley Higgins for next season. I'd imagine more names will be announced soonish. Action speaks louder than words.
I don't really care what the decision-makers at Edinburgh say, but I do care about what they do. Their faith in Sean Everitt surprises me, but they've made that call now, however unpopular. They have a lot more calls to make.
They need a top-class 10 and strong 15 for starters. And they need to get an awful lot more out of Duhan van der Merwe. He's not going to be playing many Tests, I'd imagine, so he'd better get used to bringing his best stuff to Edinburgh instead.