Former Scotland and British and Irish Lions head coach Sir Ian McGeechan has revealed his prostate cancer is “all gone and under control” – and backed calls for a national screening programme to be introduced.

The 78-year-old, who is a consultant director of rugby at Doncaster, led Scotland to the Five Nations Grand Slam in 1990, and also oversaw series victories as the Lions boss in both 1989 and 1997.

During his playing days, fly-half McGeechan earned 32 Scotland caps – including nine as captain – and won the 1974 Lions series in South Africa before touring again with the side in New Zealand in 1977.

Leeds-born McGeechan shared his diagnosis in May and following treatment, which included a six-week course of radiotherapy, has provided a positive update.

“I finished the treatment at t

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