Ian McIntosh: Springboks Coach & Betrayal

In this episode of Front Row Rugby former Springbok Rugby coach Ian McIntosh joins me to talk about his tenure as Bok boss in 1993 and 1994. Mac talks candidly about his Direct Rugby philosophy, selecting Francois Pienaar as captain, beating the Wallabies in Australia and how he felt undermined by players and administrators resulting ultimately in his sacking after a tough tour to New Zealand.

00:00 Introduction by Peter
00:35 Journey from Rhodesia-Zimbabwe to South Africa
01:35 Chances of becoming Springboks coach
07:15 Direct Rugby
10:36 Selecting Francois Pienaar as captain
11:21 First Test as Springboks coach
12:38 Beating the Wallabies in Australia
13:34 Joys and perils of touring Argentina
14:55 Losing to England at Loftus
17:03 Tough tour to New Zealand
18:40 Johann Le Roux bites Sean Fitzpatrick’s ear
20:08 Sacked as Springboks coach
22:15 Funny moment involving Johan Allan

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