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Williams gives McGeechan thumbs up

Williams gives McGeechan thumbs up

Shane Williams welcomed the appointment of Ian McGeechan as British and Irish Lions Head Coach - and provided a spine-tingling insight into why he was the unanimous choice to lead the 2009 assault on South Africa. FULL STORY >>

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McGeechan is SA's 'Ian the Terrible'

McGeechan is SA's 'Ian the Terrible'

Springbok coach Peter de Villiers says Ian McGeechan's Lions appointment is a "setback" for South Africa.

McGeechan calls for 'Lion spirit'

McGeechan calls for 'Lion spirit'

Newly-appointed head coach Ian McGeechan has vowed to restore the unique spirit and ethos of the British and Irish Lions when he leads next year's tour to South Africa.

Fixtures worry resolvable

Fixtures worry resolvable

Lions chiefs are confident a potentially embarrassing clash of fixtures in South Africa will be resolved.

McGeechan: Anyone not think it's right?

McGeechan: Anyone not think it's right?

It was like the phases of the moon or the ebb and flow of the tide. Without so much as a flicker of controversy or exasperation from a single scribe, Ian McGeechan duly took up his post as the British and Irish Lions coach for 2009.

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