Ian McGeechan
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| Ian McGeechan | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | 30 October 1946 | ||
| Place of birth | Headingley, Leeds, Yorkshire, England | ||
| Nickname | Geech, Mr Lions | ||
| School | Moor Grange County Secondary School | ||
| College | Carnegie Physical Training College | ||
| Occupation(s) | Director of Rugby - London Wasps | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Current status | |||
| Position(s) | Director of Rugby | ||
| Current team | British and Irish Lions | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Fly-half, Outside centre | ||
| Clubs | Caps | (points) | |
| 1964-1979 | Headingley | ||
| National team(s) | Caps | (points) | |
| 1972-1979 1974 & 1977 |
Scotland British and Irish Lions |
32 8 |
(21) (3) |
| Coaching career | |||
| 2005-2009 1999-2003 1993-1999 1988-1993 1989, '93 & '97 2005 2009 |
London Wasps (director of rugby) Scotland Northampton Scotland British and Irish Lions British and Irish Lions (midweek side) British and Irish Lions |
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Ian Robert McGeechan OBE (born on 30 October 1946) is a former rugby union player and coach. His nickname is "Geech".
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[edit] Playing career
He played for Headingley and made his debut for Scotland in 1972. He won thirty-two caps, playing at fly-half and centre. He captained Scotland on nine occasions. He toured with the British and Irish Lions in both 1974 and 1977.
[edit] Coaching
In 1986, McGeechan became the assistant Scotland coach to Derrick Grant and in 1988 he was promoted to coach. In 1990, his team won a Grand Slam victory in the Five Nations Championship. His forwards coach and partner was Jim Telfer.
McGeechan was the British and Irish Lions Head Coach in 1989, 1993, 1997 and 2009. [1] In 2005, he coached the midweek side on the British and Irish Lions tour to New Zealand on the invitation of Sir Clive Woodward. [2]
In 1994, McGeechan was appointed as Director of Rugby at Northampton and in 1999 replaced Jim Telfer as Scottish Director of Rugby.
McGeechan was appointed Director of Rugby at London Wasps in 2005 after an unsuccessful and unhappy period as the Scottish Director of Rugby. In his first season of 2005/06 he led Wasps to the Powergen Anglo Welsh Cup title, beating Llanelli Scarlets in the final at Twickenham. In his second season, London Wasps claimed the Heineken Cup.
[edit] Teaching
Ian McGeechan taught sport and geography at Moor Grange County Secondary School in Leeds. He was also Head Boy in the 1960s. During the 1970s and 1980s he was a teacher at Fir Tree Middle School, Leeds, again specialising in geography and sport.
[edit] Critics
McGeechan has his critics, notably Jim Aitken who accuses him of ruining the club game in Scotland.[citation needed] In 2002, he was appointed Director of Rugby at the SRU without the post being advertised. His biggest mistake in this post was, many feel,[who?] the appointment of Matt Williams as the national coach, though this decision was shared with Jim Telfer.
[edit] External links
- Wasps profile
- McGeechan should go too, says Aitken - The Scotsman newspaper, 14 January 2005
- Murrayfield exit beckons for McGeechan - The Scotsman, 27 March 2005
- McGeechan accepts Wasps position - BBC Sport, 15 April 2005
- Ian McGeechan's Official Website - 10 February 2009
[edit] References
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