Robinson to Coach Scots Stars at Club Level Too ; Rugby [Scot Region]
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ANDY ROBINSON is to be the first Scotland coach to be regularly involved in training both Glasgow Warriors and Edinburgh throughout the season. Sportsmail can reveal that, as part of his long-term plan to turn around the fortunes of the international team, he is to take a much more hands-on role with the clubs than any of his predecessors. Throughout the years, the Scotland coach has kept his distance from the clubs but Robinson can't see the sense in adopting such a stance. He wants to monitor his players' progress so he can pass on tips and believes the best way to do that is to attend their club training sessions on a regular basis, rather than just wait around until they turn up for international duty. Both Glasgow coach Sean Lineen and Edinburgh's Rob Moffat have agreed to his request and he will take his assistant coaches Gregor Townsend and Graham Steadman along, as well. This week has been the first Robinson has spent working with the Glasgow squad and yesterday he held one- toone meetings with top players like Chris Cusiter and Thom Evans after watching them in training. Earlier in the week he had taken a training session with the forwards and will return to Firhill to help them prepare for Magners League games on a regular basis.
Lineen said he was happy to have Robinson around his club and did not think he would hinder his plans or complicate things. 'I think this is a real step forward,' said Lineen, whose team play London Wasps in a friendly tonight. 'Having Andy around will be an ongoing thing that makes sense, as Scotland is a small country with two pro clubs where the majority of internationalists are picked from.See the full content of this document
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Robinson to Coach Scots Stars at Club Level Too ; Rugby [Scot Region]
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