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Sir Ian Robert McGeechan, OBE (born 30 October 1946) is a retired Scottish rugby union player, coach and teacher. Born in Leeds, McGeechan represented Headingley as his only club during a 15-year club career, qualifying for Scotland through his father he played 32 times internationally for Scotland over 7 years and won 8 caps on two ...
Ian Robert McGeechan (Headingley, 30 de octubre de 1946) es un exrugbista y entrenador británico. Fue internacional con el XV del Cardo de 1972 a 1979 y su entrenador en dos etapas. Representó a los British and Irish Lions y fue su técnico en cuatro giras, récord aun vigente.
29 de oct. de 2022 · Sir Ian McGeechan’s playing factfile. Date of birth: October 30, 1946 Clubs: Headingley International caps: Scotland 32 Height: 5ft 9in (1.76m) Weight: 11 stone 2lbs (71kg) McGeechan’s Lions lowdown as a player. Lions debut: Versus Western Transvaal, May 15, 1974 Lions Tests: 8 (All four Tests in 1974 and all four Tests in 1977 ...
4 de abr. de 2020 · The former Lions player and coach picks his best team for the tour to South Africa, based on his experience and knowledge of the Springboks. He explains his choices for the back three, centres, fly-half, scrum-half and front row.
26 de abr. de 2017 · McGeechan became renowned for his level of detail, and the way top players responded to his input. The year before that in 1989, he coached the Lions for the first time on their 1989 tour of Australia, making history as the side became the first to win a Test series despite losing the first Test.
Sir Ian McGeechan is the only person in the history of the British & Irish Lions who has enjoyed success as both player and coach. Born in Yorkshire in 1946 to a Glaswegian father, the diminutive playmaker was a rugby natural from an early age, spending his entire career at fly-half and centre with his home town team, Headingley.
28 de jun. de 2019 · Those are the immortal words uttered by Sir Ian McGeechan to his British & Irish Lions troops ahead of the second Test of their successful tour to South Africa in 1997. McGeechan was coaching the side for an unprecedented third time and had already watched on as they sealed a memorable 25-16 triumph in the opening Test in Cape Town.
