Ian McIntosh is a Zimbabwean rugby union coach. He served as head coach for the Springboks during 1993 and 1994. McIntosh grew up near Bulawayo. McIntosh never played for his country as a player but became acquainted with coaching in the 1970s under the tutelage of the then Welsh Rugby Union coaching director Ray Williams. Teams Coached National He later took charge of the former Zimbabwe national rugby union team, although his biggest achievement to date was taking charge of the South African national side. The year before the 1995 World Cup he was sacked as national coach following a series defeat to the All Blacks in New Zealand in mid-1994. In October of that year, Kitch Christie accepted an offer to take over from McIntosh. Natal rugby and the Sharks He coached the legendary team during the late 1980s and early 1990s. He became a national figure after Natal won their first Currie Cup in 1990, their centenary year. His success with Natal led to him coaching the Springbok side. Four-time Currie Cup winner as Coach. The Sharks have named their main entrance gate at Kings Park after former coach Ian McIntosh. In popular culture The Ian McIntosh Story is a Supersport documentary available on Showmax, 'In bestowing the prestigious Vernon Pugh Award for Distinguished Service in 2013, World Rugby lauded Ian for his outstanding coaching and management, this is his story'. Further reading John Bishop, 2000, Mac The Face Of Rugby, Don Nelson Publishers South Africa. (This book is about McIntosh's coaching career in South Africa from 1990 to 1999.) References Two more coaches will attend rugby meeting McIntosh ready to reign on Parade Sharks honour Ian McIntosh by renaming Kings Park entrance gate External links South Africa Rugby Scrum Springboks Legends for Hartsfield Rugby celebrations Exclusive: Joost van der Westhuizen, Bok legend Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Sportspeople from Bulawayo Zimbabwean rugby union coaches Zimbabwean rugby union players Zimbabwean expatriates in South Africa Zimbabwean people of Scottish descent South Africa national rugby union team coaches