Sir Ian McGeechan pays tribute to prop who played in all eight Tests on victorious tours of New Zealand in 1971 and South Africa in 1974
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Sir Ian McGeechan pays tribute to prop who played in all eight Tests on victorious tours of New Zealand in 1971 and South Africa in 1974
Sir Ian McGeechan pays tribute to prop who played in all eight Tests on victorious tours of New Zealand in 1971 and South Africa in 1974
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Scottish Rugby has announced that their former captain Ian McLauchlan has died at the age of 83

He was small for a prop but had the ability to burrow under heavier tight-head props, earning him the nickname ‘Mighty Mouse’

Former Scotland captain and British and Irish Lions great Ian McLauchlan has died at the age of 83.

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As well as his assured contributions in Celtic’s back four he served the club in various capacities across seven decades

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