"I think it'd be good if he applies but that's up to him," said Paterson. "If he applied and if he was successful, we'd lose a great coach at Edinburgh but that's all ifs and buts and maybes. He was a big factor in me coming back to Edinburgh. I think he's helped my game a lot, I think he's helped the team's game a lot and I've really enjoyed this year. I think he's an outstanding coach."

"Gavin Henson... hasn't played enough and if he doesn't play, doesn't deserve to go on the Lions tour. End of story," Davies said on BBC Scrum V. We all know what he (Henson) can do but he doesn't do it, he knows what he can do but unfortunately he gets a lot of injuries.

"On his day, yes, he's up there, he should go. At the moment he shouldn't go because he's taking someone else's place who's worthy of going. A lot of players lack mental toughness in this environment, they're pampered a little bit and I think they've gone soft."

"In terms of what I am seeing in Super 14 compared to the Premiership and Heineken Cup, it is quite clear one game is better than the other," he said in an interview with The Sunday Star Times. "What's happening in Super 14 is lacking structure. The teams that are doing well, the Bulls and Chiefs, are the teams that are playing with structure. Unfortunately with the short-arm penalty, it encourages teams and players ... to cheat.

"[The northern and southern hemisphere] need to get our heads together and decide what we want to watch. I am sure there is a compromise or middle road because 63-32 is not rugby we should be encouraging our younger players to play, because once we get to All Black rugby it doesn't wash."