Nucifora will play a key role in the appointment of his own successor in due course.

He is known for his ability to “get things done,” although he would use a different word instead of “things.” He never compromises on anything.

When he took over in Dublin, he said it was about “seeing what was under the hood”. He fought many battles, some with the provinces, as he organised the movements of players around the country while also making the final decision on overseas signings.

Nothing significant happened without Nucifora’s consent.

He is focused, determined and confrontational. He is responsible for redesigning Scotland’s desperately failing youth training and development system. He will be the point of contact for all recruitment in Glasgow and Edinburgh. He will be the overseer of the national team.

His ultimate task will be to turn the entire organization around, and his track record suggests he will not compromise on his work.

“Performance is about excitement,” he said. “If there is no excitement, there is no performance, then you are not pushing and driving hard enough.”

His era in Ireland was a success. Under his leadership as an all-powerful high-performance director, Ireland won two Grand Slams and was ranked number one in the world several times.

They beat the All Blacks for the first time, won a Test series in New Zealand for the first time, won a Test in South Africa for the first time, won three under-20 Six Nations Grand Slams, made the final of the Junior World Championship, while also making progress in the men’s and women’s sevens tournament.

The men’s team has qualified for its second consecutive participation in the Olympic Games.

Nucifora says he is most proud of the change in the game’s mentality during his years in Ireland.

“I couldn’t believe that Ireland had never beaten the All Blacks when I came here in 2014,” he said. “I just couldn’t comprehend that 2016 (Ireland’s historic win over New Zealand in Chicago) was the beginning of breaking that (mental) block that Ireland had about their ability to perform.”

Ireland have won five of their last nine meetings with the All Blacks.

“The regular wins against the biggest nations have had an impact on the whole system, whether it’s in our youth programs, the Sevens tournament or everything we do. The young kids coming into our programs now have the expectation that they can be the best in the world and beat anyone,” he said earlier this year.

“Just having the confidence to realise how good they could be and being confident in what we do in an Irish way.”

Starting in the fall, Nucifora will be working on the Scottish strutting. He may not always be present, but anyone who works with him will feel that he is watching and planning every second of the day.