Ian McGeechan has coached the British & Irish Lions twice in South Africa, as well as touring as a playerThis is a piece of pure sporting escapism, some light amid the darkness. McGeechan was a player in South Africa on the victorious Lions tour of 1974, one of the greatest of all. He was coach of the victorious Lions tour in South Africa in 1997, another expedition that ranks in the highest echelon of rugby adventures. He was coach again in South Africa in 2009, when his squad played some magnificent stuff, but went down 2-1 to the world champions. In the last 46 years, the Lions have toured South Africa four times and McGeechan was heavily involved in three of them.

Source: BBC April 04, 2020 15:55 UTC