Jim Telfer

James William "Jim" Telfer ( born March 17, 1940 in Pathhead, Midlothian ) is a former Scottish rugby union player and coach, who was active for the Scottish national team and the British and Irish Lions. He played as a number eight.

Telfer was in 1964 made ​​his debut for Scotland against France. Until his career end of 1970 he came to 25 international matches, where he was usually a captain. He participated in two tours of the Lions in 1966 and 1968 to New Zealand to South Africa.

After his active career as a player Telfer took over as coach in 1980, the Scottish national team and led them, among others to win the Grand Slam in the Five Nations in 1984. Together with Ian McGeechan he led the 1997 Lions to victory over South Africa. Especially his speeches at the striker and the hard workouts were included in the history. The former captain of the selection Martin Johnson later said Telfers speeches have brought grown men to tears.