[2] He was also the British Lion' team doctor from 1983; and a member of the medical advisory committee of the International Rugby Board from 1977 to 2003.
[2][3] He served as vice-president of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh from 2001 to 2004; chairman of the Intercollegiate Academic Board for Sports and Exercise Medicine from 1998 to 2003; president of the British Association of Sports and Exercise Medicine from 1995 to 2002; and from 2005 to 2008 was chair of the medical committee for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth games bid.
[2] He received the British Association of Sport and Exercise Medicine's Sir Roger Bannister Medal in 2005.
Macleod stated: 'Congratulations to the executive team on securing such a great deal for the whole of Scottish rugby.
From Stornoway in the north to Selkirk in the south, this welcome investment comes as a very positive development for the entire game.