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Sir Ian McGeechan: Former Scotland and British and Irish Lions head coach says he has prostate cancer

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Sir Ian McGeechan says he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer.

The 78-year-old is currently consultant director of rugby at Championship club Doncaster Knights .

McGeechan won 32 caps for Scotland , captaining them nine times, and toured with the Lions in 1974 , winning the series in South Africa , and 1977 .

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