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
ball challenged control great last played
They showed great control with the ball (against Northampton) last week, and played very impressively. We know we will be challenged in every area.
focus tests tour
The tour will have a focus on the tests and a focus on development,
balance games nice three
The three games have a nice balance to them,
challenge team tough
Saracens are my 'dark horse' team of this season, and I think they will do very well over the year. We are anticipating a very tough contest, and know they will challenge us in every department,
bring freshness players playing quality
You have had two players not playing for so long and when they come back they bring freshness and they are quality players.
full gone josh last training
Josh has been in full training for the last two weeks, and everything has gone very well,
boost lawrence tremendous
Having Lawrence back is a tremendous boost for us,
advantage edinburgh familiar frank game good players record scottish summer
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.
ankle fully
He just went over on his ankle and it is not fully recovered,
fit following fully rather
I'd rather have it right and have them fully fit for the following week.
believe positives seize three
I really believe we can seize a lot of positives from the three games,
business control pace
I didn't think we ever got control of the business end of the game. We didn't have the pace or wit.
blow club impact lions loss returned similarly since training
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.
cannot continue impact plays teams
The impact that he has, and will continue to have on the teams that he plays with, cannot be underestimated,