Ian McGeechan
Ian McGeechan
Sir Ian Robert McGeechan OBEis a Scottish former rugby union player and coach. His nickname is "Geech"...
ProfessionRugby Player
Date of Birth30 October 1946
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Josh has been in full training for the last two weeks, and everything has gone very well,
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His loss was an immeasurable blow to the Lions cause, and his impact since he has returned to training with the club has been similarly invaluable.
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Having Lawrence back is a tremendous boost for us,
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Lawrence is one of the giants of the English and world game and we are, of course, delighted that he is remaining with us for a further 2 years.
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Frank has a good record with Edinburgh and he did well in the two summer internationals. He understands the Scottish game and he has the advantage of being familiar with a lot of the players already.
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He just went over on his ankle and it is not fully recovered,
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Matt has been a huge part of English rugby for the past decade. One of the big characters in rugby is leaving the game.
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We carried on from last week in the first half.
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I was on the phone to chief executive David Davies all the time to get Raphael involved in the club. I am delighted to get someone of his experience in that front five.
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We know their competitiveness and consistency is an immediate challenge for us,
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This weekend's game is the biggest challenge you can have as a club, and we want to do ourselves justice following two previous poor performances on the road in the Heineken Cup. This is about playing for pride and measuring ourselves against the best in the northern hemisphere.
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The tour will have a focus on the tests and a focus on development,
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You have had two players not playing for so long and when they come back they bring freshness and they are quality players.
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We're keeping our fingers crossed it's not a fracture. He's gone to hospital for x-rays. It might just be the join but you worry when you see the ankle twist like that.