Regarded as one of the best coaches the game has ever seen, Ian McGeechan will bring his second stint as Scotland coach to an end after Rugby World Cup 2003 when he steps down to be replaced by Matt Williams.
McGeechan, who turns 57 during the Tournament, will be making his third World Cup appearance with Scotland, having been assistant coach in the inaugural event in 1987 and then head coach four years later.
Under his guidance between 1988 and 1993, at which time he joined Northampton Saints, Scotland completed the Five Nations Grand Slam in 1990 and finished fourth at the World Cup the following year.
McGeechan coached the British and Irish Lions not once, but on three consecutive tours to Australia in 1989, New Zealand in 1993 and South Africa in 1997, having previously played in all eight Tests across the 1974 and 1977 tours.
The Leeds born fly half cum centre won the first of his 32 caps for Scotland against New Zealand at Murrayfield in December 1972 and went on to captain them on nine occasions before his last Test against France in March 1979.
McGeechan returned to the Scotland fold after Rugby World Cup 1999.