Ian McGeechan has done more than anyone for British & Irish Lions
He is the Lion Man. Younger followers of the British & Irish Lions — and each generation attracts more — may be interested to learn, as Lions news is at present all over the place, that without Sir Ian there would probably be no Lions tours any more.
Things looked dicey when he was first chosen as head coach, for the tour to Australia in 1989. The Lions had never toured Australia before and were only going this time because South Africa had been out of the picture due to apartheid. There were doubts
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