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Gavin Henson on Cardiff Blues' false promises and a possible coaching career
By Peteso Cannon
At 36 years of age, Gavin Henson is certainly in the twilight of his rugby playing career but has intimated that he is interested in a possible future role as a coach.
Henson feels it's a position that would come naturally to him, saying "it (coaching) might be something I'll probably go down, I naturally do it with the players."
"It's in me to do, but I worry how much time it'll take up, because I want to be good, and it'll be a 24-hour job."
Henson has been given assurances by Dragons Coach Bernard Jackman that he fully intends to activate the second year of his contract with the Newport based side.
"As a player, it's not as much time. That's why I'm trying to stay as a player, I think it's easier," said Henson.
Credit: BBC Sport Wales
? Gavin Henson has still got it!
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The flyhalf also spoke briefly on the Dragons boxing day opponents, Cardiff Blues and his sour ending with the club, having been sacked after misbehaving while drunk on a return flight from playing Glasgow.
"That was awful," said Henson.
"That was a terrible time for me personally, I made a bad decision and paid for it massively. Not a great moment in my career, but I learnt from it."
"It wasn't a great move for me going to Cardiff Blues, it was a bit naive from me and my agent at the time."
"Cardiff Blues made false promises and I was naive."
"I was going to be signed as a 10 or 12 and it just didn't really happen, I just played full-back and didn't run in those positions in training."
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It's the same criticism of Dmac and Mo'unga as well. Sadly the way the game has been heading recently it's the only way to break down a defence, and a player of Lawrences nature would have a very limited chance at doing that because he's too one dimensional.
Noah Lolesio is your sort of player and that worked OK, but only because his team is far more creative than Englands for example. The highly organized Irish attack was also another that didn't require much from the 10, but that is now changing with Prendergast who is in that league mold like the most new age 10's.
So it is in fact your two which would require even more change to make the most of than Marcus Smith.
Go to commentsThe Stormers sloppiness show that they are a poorly coached side. Fortunately for them, so are the Sharks.
There are tougher opponents waiting and they will be punished heavily unless the coaching improves dramatically.
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