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About Jim Telfer
Jim Telfer was capped 22 times in the back-row for Scotland between 1964 and 1970 out of Melrose rugby club, and played six Test matches for the Lions over two tours in 1966 and 1968. He was head or assistant coach of the Scotland national team for 16 out of 23 years between 1980 and 2003, taking in the 1984 and 1990 Grand Slams, as well as the 1999 Five Nations triumph. He was also Director of Rugby for the SRU between 1995 and 1998. He was head coach of the 1983 Lions tour to New Zealand and assistant coach to Ian McGeechan for triumphant 1997 series in South Africa.
Jim Telfer would have Alun-Wyn Jones as captain of his Lions Test team against South Africa this summer. Image: © Craig Watson - www.craigwatson.co.uk
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Jim Telfer picks his 2021 Lions Test XV

29 March 2021 Jim Telfer 17

Coaching legend has named two Scots, three Englishmen, and five players each from Ireland and Wales in his Lions Test team …

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