Ian McGeechan Knighted In New Year Honours

RUGBY UNION - Long-serving Scotland and British Lions coach Ian McGeechan is to be knighted in the New Year's Honours list for his services to rugby. 63-year-old McGeechan is already an OBE having guided Scotland to the Grand Slam in 1990. McGeechan has also been head coach of the British Lions on four occasions.

McGeechan has also been successful at club level as director of rugby at Northampton and Wasps. Prior to his coaching career the newly-knighted McGeechan was a talented rugby player himself, winning 32 caps for Scotland as well as playing on two British Lions tours including the 1974 'Invicibles' who beat the South Africans.

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