The new Scotland head coach will be unveiled today at a midday press conference at Murrayfield.

Former England head coach Andy Robinson is widely expected to be confirmed as Frank Hadden's successor, having been the bookies' favourite for the job since it became vacant two months ago.

The Scottish Rugby Union were keen to have someone in place before the A team took part in the IRB Nations Cup next week, with Robinson already leading the team for their trip to Romania.

The Edinburgh head coach, 45, was one of a number of candidates interviewed by a five-man SRU panel, which included former Scotland and Lions stars Andy Irvine, Andy Nicol and Gordon Bulloch as well as SRU chief executive Gordon McKie and chairman Alan Munro.

McKie revealed there were more than 30 applications from around the world for the role, which was eventually whittled down to a shortlist of three or four.

Reports claimed South Africa's World Cup-winning coach Jake White and former Australia boss Eddie Jones had applied for the role, though it is unclear whether this was the case.

Robinson and Mike Brewer were the only two confirmed applicants, though Brewer later withdrew from the race and quit his post as Scotland forwards coach.