Ian McGeechan

Sir
Ian McGeechan
OBE
McGeechan in 2007
Date of birth (1946-10-30) 30 October 1946 (age 78)
Place of birthHeadingley, Leeds, Yorkshire, England
UniversityCarnegie Physical Training College
Occupation(s)Teacher
Director of rugby, Head coach
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half, Outside centre
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1964–1979 Headingley ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1972–1979 Scotland 32 (21)
1974 & 1977 British & Irish Lions 8 (3)
Coaching career
Years Team
1986–1988 Scotland (assistant)
1988–1993 Scotland
19891997 & 2009 Lions
1994–1999 Northampton Saints
2000–2003 Scotland
2005 Lions (midweek side)
2005–2009 London Wasps
2010–2012 Bath

Sir Ian Robert McGeechan, OBE (born 30 October 1946) is a 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 tours for the British & Irish Lions. During his playing career he worked as a teacher. Upon retiring from playing McGeechan began coaching, in a career spanning 26 years he coached the most recent Scottish side to win a Grand Slam in the 1990 Five Nations Championship, and won Premiership Rugby & the European Cup with London Wasps in 2008 and 2007. He was head coach on four tours for the British & Irish Lions spanning 1989 to 2009 and was an assistant to the 2005 tour as well.