Long-serving Dundee High coach Ian Rankin is to step down at the end of this season and will focus his attentions on his bid to become vice-president of the Scottish Rugby Union.
Rankin, a farmer, who coached both Caledonia and Edinburgh in the early years of professionalism, has been at Dundee for 10 years. He also coached Scotland A and Scotland Under-21. He was coach of the Scotland club international side in 2007 and 2008 and then manager of the team for the next three seasons.
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