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I was sharing a room with a legend and I had to undress him and put him to bed. I thought: 'This is the Lions'? - The roar of his two tours still echo down the ages for former Scotland star John Beattie as he reflects on how times have changed

I was sharing a room with a legend and I had to undress him and put him to bed. I thought: 'This is the Lions'? - The roar of his two tours still echo down the ages for former Scotland star John Beattie as he reflects on how times have changed

The Lion who once roamed the world has only to lift his head to glimpse his happy hunting ground. 'That's where I learned rugby,' says John Beattie, looking out on the Glasgow Academy.

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