Bath's new performance director Ian McGeechan is relishing his return to rugby's front line. He talks to The Scotsman's Stuart Bathgate.
"At Murrayfield this week for the second meeting of the group which will nominate the first wave of inductees to the Scottish Rugby Hall of Fame later this year, the former Scotland coach and director of rugby explained why he believed his new job at the Recreation Ground was ideal for him - and why he had been unable to stay away from rugby for long.
"I needed it, I think," he said of the sabbatical he took after the Lions tour had ended in a 2-1 series loss to the Springboks. "Twenty-nine years on the bounce was a long time. So for about a month I thought, yeah, this is all right,
"After about four months I was thinking it less so, and after six months a bit less. That was the decision I had to make - how much involvement did I want? And having said yes, looking at the game I still feel ideas that I think are worth discussing and being part of it."
"I like the hands on. After you've had the rest, that's the bit I miss most. It's nice I've got the opportunity to keep that involvement up."
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