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style="white-space:nowrap;province">Place of birth</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Edinburgh" title="Edinburgh">Edinburgh</a>, Scotland</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;province">School</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/George_Heriot%27s_School" title="George Heriot's School">George Heriot's School</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;province">University</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Edinburgh_University" class="mw-redirect" title="Edinburgh University">Edinburgh University</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;province">Occupation(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Chartered_Surveyor" title="Chartered Surveyor">Chartered Surveyor</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #b0c4de;">Rugby union career</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox-subbox infobox-3cols-child infobox-table"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight: normal;"><b>Position(s)</b></th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data role" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"> <a href="/wiki/Fullback_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Fullback (rugby union)">Fullback</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #e0ffff;">Amateur team(s)</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight: normal;"><b>Years</b></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"> <b>Team</b></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> <b>Apps</b></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> <b>(Points)</b></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight: normal;"></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"> <a href="/wiki/Heriot%27s_Rugby_Club" title="Heriot's Rugby Club">Heriot's</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> </td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> ()</td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #e0ffff;">Provincial / State sides</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight: normal;"><b>Years</b></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"> <b>Team</b></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> <b>Apps</b></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> <b>(Points)</b></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight: normal;"></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"> <a href="/wiki/Edinburgh_District_(rugby_union)" title="Edinburgh District (rugby union)">Edinburgh District</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> </td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> ()</td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #e0ffff;">International career</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight: normal;"><b>Years</b></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"> <b>Team</b></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> <b>Apps</b></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> <b>(Points)</b></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight: normal;">1972</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"> <a href="/wiki/Scotland_B_national_rugby_union_team" title="Scotland B national rugby union team">Scotland 'B'</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> 1</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> (0)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight: normal;">1972–82</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"> <a href="/wiki/Scotland_national_rugby_union_team" title="Scotland national rugby union team">Scotland</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> 51</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> (269)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight: normal;">1974–80</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"> <a href="/wiki/British_%26_Irish_Lions" title="British & Irish Lions">British Lions</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> 9</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> (28)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight: normal;">–</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"> <a href="/wiki/Barbarian_F.C." title="Barbarian F.C.">Barbarians</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> </td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="4" class="infobox-full-data" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"> <div style="text-align: left;"><span style="white-space: nowrap; font-weight: bold; color: #555; text-align: left;">Correct as of 26 October 2009</span></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #e0ffff;">Coaching career</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight: normal;"><b>Years</b></th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"> <b>Team</b></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight: normal;">2013</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"> <a href="/wiki/British_%26_Irish_Lions" title="British & Irish Lions">British & Irish Lions</a> <i>(tour manager)</i></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:#eee;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">119th <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Scottish_Rugby_Union" title="President of the Scottish Rugby Union">President of the Scottish Rugby Union</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />2005–2007</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Gordon_Dixon_(rugby_union)" title="Gordon Dixon (rugby union)">Gordon Dixon</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/George_Jack_(rugby_union)" title="George Jack (rugby union)">George Jack</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr></tbody></table><p>  </p><p><b>Andrew Robertson Irvine</b> <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_British_Empire" title="Order of the British Empire">MBE</a></span></span> (born 16 September 1951) is a former president of the <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Rugby_Union" title="Scottish Rugby Union">Scottish Rugby Union</a> (SRU), and a former Scottish international <a href="/wiki/Rugby_union" title="Rugby union">rugby player</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Bath_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bath-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He earned fifty one Scotland caps, captaining the team on fifteen occasions, and scored 250 points for <a href="/wiki/Scotland_national_rugby_union_team" title="Scotland national rugby union team">Scotland</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Massie1_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Massie1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He went on three <a href="/wiki/British_%26_Irish_Lions" title="British & Irish Lions">British Lions</a> tours. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Andy_Irvine_(rugby_union)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Irvine was born in <a href="/wiki/Edinburgh" title="Edinburgh">Edinburgh</a>, on 16 September 1951. He was educated at James Gillespie's Primary School and <a href="/wiki/George_Heriot%27s_School" title="George Heriot's School">George Heriot's School</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> From there he went on to <a href="/wiki/Edinburgh_University" class="mw-redirect" title="Edinburgh University">Edinburgh University</a> where he graduated in Geography. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Rugby_Union_career">Rugby Union career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Andy_Irvine_(rugby_union)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Rugby Union career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Amateur_career">Amateur career</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Andy_Irvine_(rugby_union)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Amateur career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Irvine originally played for <a href="/wiki/Heriot%27s_Rugby_Club" title="Heriot's Rugby Club">Heriot's Rugby Club</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Bath_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bath-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Provincial_career">Provincial career</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Andy_Irvine_(rugby_union)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Provincial career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Irvine represented <a href="/wiki/Edinburgh_District_(rugby_union)" title="Edinburgh District (rugby union)">Edinburgh District</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Inter-District_Championship" title="Scottish Inter-District Championship">Scottish Inter-District Championship</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="International_career">International career</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Andy_Irvine_(rugby_union)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: International career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>He played for <a href="/wiki/Scotland_B_national_rugby_union_team" title="Scotland B national rugby union team">Scotland 'B'</a> against France 'B' on 11 November 1972.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As <a href="/wiki/Fullback_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Fullback (rugby union)">fullback</a> for <a href="/wiki/Scotland_national_rugby_union_team" title="Scotland national rugby union team">Scotland</a>, Irvine won 51 caps, between 1972–82 and scored ten tries.<sup id="cite_ref-Bath_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bath-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His first cap was against the <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_national_rugby_union_team" title="New Zealand national rugby union team">All Blacks</a> in December 1972.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His last international appearance was against <a href="/wiki/Australia_national_rugby_union_team" title="Australia national rugby union team">Australia</a> on 10 July 1982.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Irvine earned British Lions caps against <a href="/wiki/1974_British_Lions_tour_to_South_Africa" title="1974 British Lions tour to South Africa">South Africa</a> (1974), <a href="/wiki/1977_British_Lions_tour_to_New_Zealand" title="1977 British Lions tour to New Zealand">New Zealand</a> (1977) and <a href="/wiki/1980_British_Lions_tour_to_South_Africa" title="1980 British Lions tour to South Africa">South Africa</a> (1980). He scored 156 points in fifteen games on the 1974 Lion tour.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also played for <a href="/wiki/Barbarian_F.C." title="Barbarian F.C.">the Barbarians</a> during their 1976 Easter Tour. In the 1974 tour, he adopted many South African tactics and styles of play, although <a href="/wiki/JPR_Williams" class="mw-redirect" title="JPR Williams">JPR Williams</a> was preferred as full back for the tests, limiting Irvine to two test appearances on the wing.<sup id="cite_ref-Massie1_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Massie1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Bath_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bath-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Irvine vies with <a href="/wiki/Ken_Scotland" title="Ken Scotland">Ken Scotland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gavin_Hastings" title="Gavin Hastings">Gavin Hastings</a> and <a href="/wiki/Stuart_Hogg" title="Stuart Hogg">Stuart Hogg</a> for the title of Scotland's greatest ever <a href="/wiki/Fullback_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Fullback (rugby union)">fullback</a>, with incisive running at a blistering pace from the back his trademark.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A number of polls have voted Irvine Scotland's greatest player,<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and he is generally considered<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> one of the best, if not the best, attacking full backs of his era.<sup id="cite_ref-HoF_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HoF-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His presence in the line often distracted defenders even when he did not have possession.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Administrative_career">Administrative career</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Andy_Irvine_(rugby_union)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Administrative career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In May 2005, Irvine announced his intention to stand for president of the <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Rugby_Union" title="Scottish Rugby Union">Scottish Rugby Union</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was elected. He announced his readiness to stand for a second term at the end of March 2006.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and was unopposed.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He stepped down from the role in June 2007, having served the maximum of two years in the post.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In August 2010 Irvine was appointed as the first independent chairman of <a href="/wiki/Pro14" class="mw-redirect" title="Pro14">Celtic Rugby</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In March 2010 the <a href="/wiki/Bill_McLaren_Foundation" class="mw-redirect" title="Bill McLaren Foundation">Bill McLaren Foundation</a> launched, with Irvine and <a href="/wiki/John_Rutherford_(rugby_union)" title="John Rutherford (rugby union)">John Rutherford</a> directors.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Irvine was the tour manager of the <a href="/wiki/2013_British_%26_Irish_Lions_tour_to_Australia" title="2013 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia">2013 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was the first successful Lions' tour since 1997, with the Lions winning the series 2-1. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Property_career">Property career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Andy_Irvine_(rugby_union)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Property career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After graduation Irvine followed a career in chartered surveying. In 2004, after 26 years at the property consultancy firm <a href="/wiki/Jones_Lang_LaSalle" class="mw-redirect" title="Jones Lang LaSalle">Jones Lang LaSalle</a>, eight of them as managing director, he was appointed as chairman.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Other_activities">Other activities</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Andy_Irvine_(rugby_union)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Other activities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Irvine has appeared as a guest on <a href="/wiki/BBC_Radio_Scotland" title="BBC Radio Scotland">BBC Radio Scotland</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Sportsound" title="Sportsound">Sportsound</a></i> radio programme to comment on international rugby games. He has also coached rugby at <a href="/wiki/Heriot%27s_Rugby_Club" title="Heriot's Rugby Club">Heriot's Rugby Club</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards_and_honours">Awards and honours</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Andy_Irvine_(rugby_union)&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Awards and honours"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Irvine was made a <a href="/wiki/Member_of_the_Most_Excellent_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire">Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire</a> (MBE) in the <a href="/wiki/1979_Birthday_Honours" title="1979 Birthday Honours">1979 Birthday Honours</a> for services to Rugby Football in Scotland.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2002 Irvine was inducted into the <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Sports_Hall_of_Fame" title="Scottish Sports Hall of Fame">Scottish Sports Hall of Fame</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He is an inductee of the <a href="/wiki/International_Rugby_Hall_of_Fame" title="International Rugby Hall of Fame">International Rugby Hall of Fame</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-HoF_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HoF-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Andy_Irvine_(rugby_union)&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> 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id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Andy_Irvine_(rugby_union)&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.scotsman.com/news/andy-irvine-1-463945">Andy Irvine</a> Scotsman.com, 2 May 2002</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.sporting-heroes.net/rugby/scotland/andy-irvine-2880/scottish-caps-part-1-1972-79_a03363/">Andy Irvine – part 1 (1972–79</a> Sporting-Heroes.net</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.sporting-heroes.net/rugby/scotland/andy-irvine-2880/scottish-caps-part-2-1980-82_a03364/">Andy Irvine – part 2 (1982–89</a> Sporting-Heroes.net</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" 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