Sir Ian Robert McGeechan, OBE (born 30 October 1946) is a Scottish rugby union player, coach and teacher. Born in Leeds, McGeechan represented Headingley...

Scotland lost to New Zealand in the quarter-final. On 27 June 1988, Ian McGeechan was appointed as head coach to succeed Derrick Grant who had retired...

South Africa. There they faced the World Cup winners South Africa, with Ian McGeechan leading a coaching team including Warren Gatland, Shaun Edwards and...

scheme at the club's academy as a back row forward. Former Saints coach Ian McGeechan and coaches at the Northampton academy persuaded him to convert to being...

continue his coaching with Waikato in New Zealand.[citation needed] Ian McGeechan became the new Director of Rugby at Wasps from the 2005–06 season, taking...

tour was a triumph for the Lions management of Fran Cotton (manager), Ian McGeechan (head coach), Jim Telfer (assistant coach) and especially the Captain...

Academy and Forrester High School as a chemistry teacher. With Sir Ian McGeechan he had success with both the Scotland national team and the British...

2005. The Lions' tour manager was Gerald Davies, the head coach was Ian McGeechan, and the captain of the squad was Munster captain and Ireland lock,...

sport's amateur era. The Lions were managed by Geoff Cooke, coached by Ian McGeechan and Dick Best, and captained by Gavin Hastings. The Lions played a three-test...

Rugby. Head coach: Ian McGeechan Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby. Head coach: Mac McCallion Note: Flags...

named as an assistant coach, specialising as the forwards coach under Ian McGeechan. In March 2012, in the wake of his second Six Nations Grand Slam with...

he hurt his shoulder and had to have strapped at the end but coach Ian McGeechan played down any injury worries, saying that it was just bruising. The...

Andrew, Tim Rodber, Brian Moore, Danny Care, Rory Underwood and Sir Ian McGeechan. The Rugby Football League and with it the sport of rugby league was...

England) as replacement Centres Richard Milliken (Bangor and Ireland) Ian McGeechan (Headingley and Scotland) Roy Bergiers (Llanelli and Wales) Geoff Evans...

Steele Northampton Saints (2000) Warren Gatland London Wasps (2004) Ian McGeechan London Wasps (2007) Michael Cheika Leinster (2009) Leo Cullen Leinster...

ranks and would follow the duo into the England senior team. In 1994, Ian McGeechan took over as director of rugby, and although the club were relegated...

the International Rugby Hall of Fame in 1997. Sean Fitzpatrick and Ian McGeechan have said Williams was the best rugby full-back of all time. Williams...

first two games (**) Captain in the third and fourth games Head coach: Ian McGeechan John Allan Gary Armstrong Alex Brewster Paul Burnell Finlay Calder Craig...

live. He commentated with Andrew McKenna, David Campese, Shane Williams, Michael Lynagh, Sean Holley and Sir Ian McGeechan. He joined talksport permanently...

Championship. On 20 May 2009, Croft was called up to the squad by coach Ian McGeechan for the Lions 2009 tour of South Africa as a replacement for the banned...

George North's wonder-try was one of the best ever scored, says Sir Ian McGeechan". London: Daily Telegraph. 23 June 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2013. "Lions...

15 years of the Heineken Cup. The selection panel consisted of Sir Ian McGeechan, Lawrence Dallaglio, Ieuan Evans, Fabien Galthié, Donal Lenihan, Michael...

successor as England coach, Andy Robinson, and three-time Lions head coach Ian McGeechan. Some of the coaches on the tour would be responsible for the team playing...

Worcester Warriors. Retrieved 19 February 2022. McGeechan, Ian (26 December 2021). "Sir Ian McGeechan: These are the English youngsters who could become...

Australia. ISBN 1-74051-173-5. McGeechan, Ian (2009). Lion Man: The Autobiography. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-1-84737-603-9. McLaren, Bill (2003). Rugby's...

Travini Alessandro Troncon (c.) Wilhelmus Visser Nick Zisti Head Coach: Ian McGeechan Graeme Beveridge Steve Brotherstone Alan Bulloch Gordon Bulloch George...

Australia, being named the Player of the Tournament in 1999. As a player, Ian McGeechan won 32 caps for Scotland and went on two Lions tours, while as a coach...

outstanding, winning him praise from the sporting media. On 18 June 2009, Ian McGeechan named Bowe in his test side to face South Africa in Durban on 20 June...

Zealand. He underachieved on that tour, a pattern attributed by coach Ian McGeechan and manager Geoff Cooke as at least partly due to his failing to secure...

consistent all year "but on our day we're awesome". Wasps' head coach Ian McGeechan commented: "I don't know what the second team are going to say. They're...