30 Quotes by Ian McGeechan

We're keeping our fingers crossed it's not a fracture. He's gone to hospital for x-rays. It might just be the join but you worry when you see the ankle twist like that.

We have had three separate specialist scans done and have gone into this with our eyes wide open. We want to put Phil back on top of his game.

We are a little unsettled due to injuries and face an Edinburgh team in form - they have lost only once at home since Christmas 2004.

Frank has a good record with Edinburgh and he did well in the two summer internationals. He understands the Scottish game and he has the advantage of being familiar with a lot of the players already.

Having Lawrence back is a tremendous boost for us,

He just went over on his ankle and it is not fully recovered,

Josh has been in full training for the last two weeks, and everything has gone very well,

Lawrence is one of the giants of the English and world game and we are, of course, delighted that he is remaining with us for a further 2 years.

Matt has been a huge part of English rugby for the past decade. One of the big characters in rugby is leaving the game.