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Rob Moffat will be a hugely popular choice as Edinburgh coach, reports Richard Bath
HISTORY IS in the process of being rewritten. Rob Moffat, they say, was always a shoo-in for the Edinburgh job. For some that's because he is a Scot at a time when there is a chronic shortage of Scottish coaches operating at the top level. For others it's because he's a less expensive option than a big-name blow-in, because he provides continuity, because he knows the Scottish game inside out. Some have even speculated that it's because his close working relationship with Andy Robinson means that the national coach can keep an eye on proceedings at the pro team through his own man.See the full content of this document
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Assistant Ready for the Top Job
Just as the idea that the 52-year-old was always destined for the top spot is revisionist bunkum, so too are all the varied justifications for Moffat's appointment, if Edinburgh chief executive Nic Cartwright is to be believed. "Our thinking was incredibly simple," says Cartwright. "We...
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