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	Leeds Metropolitan University - Graduation 2004 - Honorary Doctorates
		Born in 1946, Ian McGeechan was educated at Moor Grange and Allerton Moor Schools in Leeds and Carnegie College of Physical Education, a constituent of Leeds Metropolitan University.
		Ian made his rugby debut for Yorkshire Colts in 1965 and for Yorkshire County XV in 1966.
		Ian was British Lions coach in Australia in 1989, New Zealand in 1993 and South Africa in 1997.
	www.leedsmet.ac.uk /graduation04/honorary/july/2ig.htm (619 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Rugby Union \| McGeechan accepts Wasps position
		Ian McGeechan has quit his post as director of rugby with Scotland to take up a similar post with Wasps.
		McGeechan, who has signed a two-year deal with the London side, led Scotland to the Grand Slam in 1990 and was in charge at Northampton for six years up to 1999.
		McGeechan will head a coaching team which also includes Shaun Edwards and another new appointment, technical analyst Leon Holden, a replacement for Tony Hanks, who is also returning to New Zealand.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/rugby_union/4378317.stm (630 words)

	Sandbach RUFC
		This was sure to be the hardest test this group of Lions had ever experienced.
		The England coach Geoff Cooke was to manage the tour and Ian McGeechan and Dick Best were to coach.
		Their first decision was possibly one of the hardest they were to have to make.
	www.sandbachrufc.co.uk /sandbachrufc/website.nsf/Lions!openpage (547 words)

	Ian McGeechan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ian McGeechan (born on October 30, 1946) is a highly successful former rugby union footballer and coach.
		McGeechan was the British Lions coach in 1989, 1993 and 1997.
		McGeechan was appointed Director of Rugby at London Wasps in 2005 after an unsuccessful and unhappy period as the Scottish Director of Rugby.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ian_McGeechan (394 words)

	Rugby Football Union - Guinness Premiership - London Wasps appoint Ian McGeechan as Director of Rugby
		London Wasps are delighted to announce the appointment of Ian McGeechan as Director of Rugby, on a two year contract with effect from mid July 2005.
		Ian said of his new job, “I’m delighted to be able to come to London Wasps.
		McGeechan player his club rugby at Headingly, and during a seven year international career, (1972-9) won 32 caps for Scotland and toured twice with the Lions, on their unbeaten tour of South Africa in 1974 and again to New Zealand in 1977, playing in all nine tests contested on those tours.
	www.rfu.com /index.cfm/fuseaction/RFUHome.Premier_Detail/StoryID/10166 (928 words)

	RTÉ.ie Sport - Rugby: England still team of the tournament - McGeechan
		Scottish coach Ian McGeechan, who knows all about making history in world rugby, rated his country's 19-13 upset of England on Sunday as one of the biggest achievements of his career.
		McGeechan guided the British Lions to their historic series defeat of the Springboks in South Africa in 1997, the Northern Hemisphere's most prestigious moment of the last few decades.
		McGeechan was also in charge then but he has just returned to the job this season after coaching in English club rugby as well as for the Lions.
	www.rte.ie /sport/2000/0403/rugby1.html (362 words)

	Rugby: Desperation stakes - [Sunday Herald] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		McGeechan has been a model of inconsistency, choosing four different players in the last six matches (Brendan Laney, Gregor Townsend, Gordon Ross and Duncan Hodge) so he should not be shocked that his side is as ineffective as he is indecisive.
		If McGeechan really wants a silver lining from the Paris match he can take the dreadful display as an excuse to rid the squad of several poorly performing players who need to be reminded of the merits of competition.
		McGeechan can point to his previous experience in that role with Northampton but his record Ð promotion from the second division and then nothing else won in five years Ð is hardly one to shout about.
	www.sundayherald.com /31844 (1194 words)

	McGeechan sceptical of steroid claims - Rugby World Cup 2003 - RugbyHeaven (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		McGeechan, a three-time British Lions coach and one of rugby's most respected gurus, said he doubted there was a problem with drugs after World Cup organisers announced tests for a new designer steroid.
		McGeechan was responding to a statement from the International Rugby Board yesterday that testing for the new designer steroid tetrahdyrogestinone (THG) will begin next week at the Rugby World Cup.
		Meanwhile, McGeechan has placed faith in his old guard for today's crucial Pool B encounter against France, that is set to attract a full house of 81,000 spectators to Sydney's Telstra Stadium.
	www.rugbyheaven.smh.com.au /articles/2003/10/24/1066974310529.html (695 words)

	Guardian Unlimited Sport \| Rugby union \| McGeechan regrets refusing England
		As Ian McGeechan flew into Brisbane today for his last assignment as Scotland coach, a tinge of regret was only natural.
		The whole point about McGeechan is less the games Scotland have won in nine years (split into two spells) under him than the huge number of cracks he and his compatriot Jim Telfer have papered over.
		McGeechan's unprecedented third successive Lions tour as coach was clinched in rousing fashion by a drop goal from Jeremy Guscott (pictured left) in the second Test.
	sport.guardian.co.uk /rugbyunion/comment/0,10070,1052305,00.html (1045 words)

	NZRFU (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Telfer and McGeechan, key players in Scotland's success in the late 80s and early 90s, last worked together when they led the 1997 British Lions to a 2-1 test series win over the Springboks.
		McGeechan was delighted to have both Telfer and Blackadder in the coaching set-up.
		McGeechan has also retained the services of former Great Britain rugby league and Scotland cap Alan Tait, the former Samoa captain Pat Lam and specialist kicking and catching coach Mike Byrne.
	www.nzrugbynet.com /NR/exeres/E86C5C85-C45A-4559-88BD-3EDDE4F735EF.htm (230 words)

	Rugby: News: McGeechan Cracks Whip For Lions Opener
		Veteran Lions coach Ian McGeechan will take control of the 2005 tourists for their opening match against Argentina in Cardiff this week as he begins his term as master of the midweekers for head coach Sir Clive Woodward.
		McGeechan, the Scottish great who has played for the Lions and coached them to series wins over Australia and South Africa, will be in charge of the midweek side.
		McGeechan is delighted to have Jonny Wilkinson in the squad and even happier to see the match-winner get a hit-out with the Lions this week.
	xtramsn.co.nz /rugby/0,,12416-4401161,00.html (649 words)

	Scots laugh off 'joker' Jones - www.theage.com.au
		Jones antagonised the Scottish camp yesterday after saying that the Wallabies were expecting their opponents to resort to the unsavoury tactics that marred the Lions tour 14 years ago.
		The common link is that the current Scottish coach, McGeechan, was in charge of the 1989 Lions, who were involved in a succession of ugly on- and off-the-ball incidents that helped them win the Test series 2-1.
		McGeechan said Jones was under stress and was attempting to put pressure on the referees and touch judges for Saturday night's game in the hope of milking important penalties.
	www.theage.com.au /articles/2003/11/06/1068013329293.html?from=storyrhs (559 words)

	Irish Rugby / News Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Sir Clive Woodward has made initial contact with Ian McGeechan, that most experienced of Lions coaches, with a view to enlisting his coaching skills for the tour to New Zealand.
		McGeechan is currently employed to promote the game of rugby in Scotland as Director of Rugby.
		McGeechan's Lions credentials are undisputed, having been Coach to three tours.
	www.irishrugby.ie /newspage/51161.html (132 words)

	sport.iafrica.com \| today's news Scots flattered by Jones' taunts
		Scotland coach Ian McGeechan says he's flattered by taunts from Australian rival Eddie Jones that the Scots will play 'last-resort' rugby in their crunch Rugby World Cup quarterfinal in Brisbane on Saturday.
		The wily Wallaby mentor recalled the time when McGeechan was coach of the British Lions in an infamous Second Test match in Brisbane in 1989 when the Lions were denounced for employing thuggish tactics in winning 19-12 before going on to take the three-test series.
		McGeechan said a judicious kicking game will be crucial against the Wallabies, with the local media doubting the ability of former rugby league wingers Wendell Sailor and Lote Tuqiri to cope with the ball put in behind them.
	sport.iafrica.com /news/283492.htm (679 words)

	Scots to regroup for Fiji - www.theage.com.au
		Scotland coach Ian McGeechan is confident his side can still reach the World Cup quarter-finals after being smashed 51-9 by France in a soul-destroying record defeat in Sydney on Saturday.
		McGeechan put a brave face on the defeat, insisting his team could regroup and overcome the flamboyant Fijians.
		McGeechan said Scotland's limited game-plan - which boiled down to trying to contain the French and hoping for the best - had collapsed near the end of the first half when the team conceded 10 quick points.
	www.theage.com.au /articles/2003/10/26/1067103268089.html?from=storyrhs (348 words)

	Official Website of the British & Irish Lions Rugby Tour - player profile
		But even among this elite, McGeechan is out on his own as a three-times coach with two series victories to his name.
		However, both played their way into the Test team - McGeechan with his jinking, balanced running, positional awareness and a dependable defence that belied his slight physique - and then kept the great Mike Gibson on the margins when he arrived as a replacement.
		By 1989, McGeechan was transferring the success he enjoyed as Scotland coach to the same position with the Lions as they won the series against Australia 2-1, a success notable for the way they turned the rubber round after a heavy 30-12 defeat in the first Test.
	www.lionsrugby.com /pp_ian_mcgeechan.html (373 words)

	sport.iafrica.com \| today's news McGeechan gambles on Scot success
		Revered coach Ian McGeechan is taking one of his boldest selection gambles by pitching Chris Paterson into flyhalf, in the hope of switching on Scotland's backline for the must-win Rugby World Cup game with Fiji on Saturday.
		It is a big call for the man widely regarded as Scotland's greatest coach and comes as the team's brains trust look for ways to alight a backline, which senior winger Kenny Logan has described as potentially the most exciting in his 11 years playing for Scotland.
		McGeechan has moved regular number 10 Gregor Townsend to inside-centre so he has two playmakers to feed a backline featuring recalled young flyer Simon Danielli, retiring winger Logan and attacking fullback Glenn Metcalfe.
	sport.iafrica.com /news/282234.htm (690 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Rugby Union \| Rugby World Cup \| McGeechan needs second spell magic
		Ian McGeechan probably felt every one of his 57 years on Thursday as he blew out his birthday candles, two days before a fixture critical to his legacy as Scotland coach.
		Defeat though will see McGeechan leave frontline coaching, for his new post as the Scottish Rugby Union's Director of Rugby, with the uncomfortable knowledge that his second spell in charge was ultimately a failure.
		But that epic tactical triumph, reinforcing McGeechan's reputation, was typical of what was to follow, a brief interlude of promise followed by yet more demoralising losses.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/rugby_union/rugby_world_cup/3227153.stm (616 words)

	Official Website of the RBS 6 Nations 2005
		Former Scotland coach Ian McGeechan has announced he is quitting as the Scottish Rugby Union's director of rugby to take up a similar post at Wasps.
		McGeechan led Scotland to the Grand Slam in 1990, was in charge at Northampton for six years up to 1999 and has coached the Lions on their 1989, 1993 and 1997 tours.
		McGeechan, who succeeded Jim Telfer as director of rugby at Murrayfield after the World Cup in 2003, stepped down as Scotland coach to let Matt Williams take control.
	www.rbs6nations.com /news_3306.htm (283 words)

	Sporting Life - Six Nations 2002
		Ian McGeechan dismissed any notion of Scotland's clash with Wales as a battle of also-rans.
		Ian McGeechan will not be making any special plans to stop Irish centre Brian O'Driscoll.
		Ian McGeechan is desperate to overcome his side's current kicking problem.
	www.sportinglife.com /rugbyunion/sixnations2002/scotland (745 words)

	RugbyRugby : Latest News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Ian McGeechan, the most successful Lions coach of all time and the man tipped to be offered the next Lions post in South Africa in 2009, has given the WRU a huge personal recommendation for Gareth Jenkins to be the next coach of Wales.
		McGeechan also raised questions about the selection process, pointing out the lack of professional coaching experience among the recruiters.
		McGeechan and Jenkins worked together on the midweek Lions team in the New Zealand tour, which returned undefeated and was the only vague highlight of the disastrous tour.
	www.rugbyrugby.com /news/story_50155.shtml (549 words)

	Irish Rugby / News Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Lions tour veteran Ian McGeechan was bursting with pride after watching his 2005 midweek charges put in a performance "full of character" to close out a 100% record in New Zealand.
		Lions coach Ian McGeechan told Sky Sports: "I am very, very proud of the team - they were full of character.
		McGeechan, who takes over as Director of rugby at London Wasps on his return to Britain, added: "It's just been good to be part of it (the Lions tour) again.
	www.irishrugby.ie /newspage/62018.html (285 words)

	Rugby.ie
		Former Italy coach John Kirwan will have to wait for Ian McGeechan to turn down the job as Wasps' director of rugby before finding out if he will succeed Warren Gatland.
		Current incumbent Gatland is leaving the post with the Zurich Premiership club for a job in New Zealand with Waikato at the end of the season and McGeechan heads the field of candidates, which also includes former All Black Kirwan.
		Kirwan left his role as Italy coach after a poor set of results and would be one of the favourites for the role should McGeechan turn Wasps down.
	www.rugby.ie /news/story.asp?j=8864 (585 words)

	Rugby news, fun, results, fixtures and features from Rugby365.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Scotland coach Ian McGeechan said he was encouraged by his team's performance, despite their 24-15 defeat, against the Barbarians at Murrayfield in Edinburgh on Wednesday.
		McGeechan was particularly pleased with the second-half showing put up by his team, ahead of their two-match Test series against South Africa next month.
		The Springboks, captained by veteran scrum-half Joost van der Westhuizen, meet Scotland at the ABSA Stadium in Durban on June 7 and at Ellis Park in Johannesburg a week later.
	www.rugby365.com /LATEST_NEWS/story_28257.shtml (362 words)

	Irish Times Article - McGeechan salutes Lions midweekers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Like 'oul blue eyes, you can never rule out another comeback, but in what was probably his last hands-on involvement with the Lions over a period of 30-odd years, Ian McGeechan was palpably bursting with pride at the achievement of his unbeaten midweekers.
		McGeechan argued that this Lions' vintage were probably a week or two, and a match or two, shy of optimum preparation.
		The midweek coaching ticket appear to have been operating as a separate entity and almost seem to be divorcing themselves from the rest of the tour.
	www.ireland.com /newspaper/sport/2005/0706/4236033677SP2LIONSQUOTE.html (920 words)

	RUGBY: Scots feel hard done by, says McGeechan - Evening Times (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		SCOTLAND coach Ian McGeechan has led a vigorous defence of disgraced flanker Martin Leslie - but it is still to be decided whether there will be an appeal against his 12-week ban.
		Although he would only have expected to be on the bench, with fellow back-row Jon Petrie struggling to overcome a shoulder injury, there was an increasing possibility Leslie could have started.
		Under tournament regulations, Scotland will not be allowed to draft in a replacement, leaving McGeechan with a 29-man squad for the rest of the competition.
	www.eveningtimes.co.uk /hi/sport/6009500.html (691 words)

	Big guns can still misfire
		IAN McGEECHAN may be concerned that rugby union's superpowers will keep getting stronger in the professional era but the architect of one of the sport's great upsets is confident the underdog will continue to have its day.
		Leeds-born McGeechan, who coached Scotland to the grand slam against the odds in 1990, feels England and France are increasingly likely to take advantage of their superior playing resources and dominate the Six Nations.
		For the psychological benefit of his club charges, McGeechan will be in the unusual position of hoping England do well, after so many years of plotting their downfall.
	www.tmcnet.com /usubmit/2006/02/04/1342964.htm (2262 words)

	Taipei Times - archives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Scotland coach Ian McGeechan is hoping his side will build on their performances in South Africa when they meet Italy in a World Cup buildup match today.
		To that end McGeechan sent the squad on a camp in Poland where they trained up to four times a day to improve their fitness, something noticed by captain Scott Murray.
		While Scotland have never lost to Italy at Murrayfield, the fact McGeechan made eight changes for the side that played in March showed he was willing to give some players the chance to impress before the World Cup in Australia.
	www.taipeitimes.com /News/sport/archives/2003/08/23/2003064975/print (379 words)

	ABC Sport - Rugby Union - Aussie ace set to replace McGeechan in Scottish hotseat
		The former New South Wales Waratahs coach is expected to have his new post confirmed on Wednesday in South Africa where Scotland are preparing for Saturday's test match with the Springboks.
		McGeechan, who led Scotland to Five Nations Grand Slam success in 1990 in his first spell as coach and then the British Lions to two series victories over Australia and South Africa, takes over from Jim Telfer as director of rugby after the World Cup.
		Scotland rarely shone under McGeechan in his second spell in charge and had a disappointing Six Nations campaign, going down to record defeats by both Ireland and France.
	www.abc.net.au /sport/content/s871707.htm (362 words)

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