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Andrew Gavin Hastings, OBE (born 3 January 1962) is a Scottish former rugby union player. A fullback, he is widely regarded to be one of the best ever Scottish rugby players and was one of the outstanding players of his generation, winning 61 caps for Scotland, 20 of which as captain. He played for Watsonians, London Scottish, Cambridge University, Scotland and the British Lions. He twice toured with the British and Irish Lions, to Australia in 1989 and as captain on the 1993 tour to New Zealand.

Gavin Hastings
OBE

Birth name	Andrew Gavin Hastings
Date of birth	(1962-01-03) 3 January 1962 (age 60)
Place of birth	Edinburgh, Scotland
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	14 st 3 lb (91 kg)
School	George Watson's College
University	Cambridge University, Paisley College of Technology - University of the West of Scotland
Notable relative(s)	Adam Hastings, son Scott Hastings, brother Kerry-Anne Hastings, niece
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) - Cambridge University Watsonians RFC University of Auckland () Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) - London Scottish () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) - Edinburgh District Scottish Exiles () National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1986–1995 1989–1993 Scotland British and Irish Lions 61 6 (667) (66)

Gavin Hastings

No. 15
Position:	Placekicker
Career history
Scottish Claymores (1996)
Career highlights and awards
World Bowl '96 winner
Career WLAF statistics
PAT: 23/27 FG: 0/1

Early life

Hastings was born in Edinburgh, and was educated at George Watson's College, Edinburgh, Paisley College of Technology (now the University of the West of Scotland), and Magdalene College, Cambridge, where he read Land Economy and graduated with a BA in 1986.[1]

Rugby union career

Amateur career

Hastings captained the victorious 1985 Cambridge University side, and during his sabbatical year he won the Gallaher Shield with Auckland University. In Scotland, Hastings played for Watsonians.

Provincial and professional career

Hastings played for Edinburgh District in the era before professionalism, before switching to the club side London Scottish when he then turned out for Scottish Exiles.[2]

When the top sides of rugby union turned professional in 1996, he was still playing for London Scottish.

International career

Hastings captained the first Scottish schoolboys' side to win on English soil.

Hastings made his debut for Scotland against France in 1986 and was a central figure in Scotland's 1990 Five Nations Grand Slam.

Hastings's final game was on 11 June 1995 against New Zealand in Pretoria at the quarter-finals of the 1995 Rugby World Cup.[3] By the end of that match he had scored 667 international points, a Scottish record that stood until surpassed by Chris Paterson in 2008.[4]

Hastings captained Scotland on 20 occasions including at the 1995 World Cup.

Hastings first played for the British and Irish Lions in 1986, against a Rest of the World XV, before playing in all three tests of the successful 1989 tour to Australia and against France in 1989. He was captain on the 1993 tour to New Zealand, where the Lions lost the test series 2-1.

Administrative career

On 30 August 2007 Hastings was announced as the chairman of the "New" Edinburgh professional rugby club.[5]

American Football career

In 1996, Hasting joined the Scottish Claymores an American Football team in the NFL Europe. He played a single season as a placekicker scoring 24 of 27 conversions but missed his only attempt at a field goal. Despite the Claymores winning the World Bowl, Hastings was released at the end of the season.[6]

Family

Hastings younger brother Scott was also a Scotland international rugby union player. His son, Adam plays for Glasgow Warriors and also has represented Scotland. His niece, Kerry-Anne represents Scotland at Hockey.[7]

Hastings wife Diane, whom he married in 1993, was diagnosed with Parkinsons Disease in 2003.[8]

Hastings's nickname is "Big Gav".[9]

Honours and awards

Hastings awarded an Honorary Blue from Heriot Watt University in 1995 for his contribution to sport at a national level.[10]

Hastings was awarded the Order of the British Empire in 1993 for services to rugby union.[11]

Hastings was inducted into the International Rugby Hall of Fame in 2003 and later into the World Rugby Hall of Fame in 2013.[12]

Since its formation in 2001, Hastings has been the Patron of Sandpiper Trust, a Scottish charity which provides life-saving medical equipment to rural doctors, nurses and paramedics across Scotland.[13]

International tries

Scotland

As of 22 March 2022.[14]

Try	Opposing Team	Venue	Competition	Date	Result	Score
1	Wales	National Stadium, Cardiff	1986 Five Nations Championship	1 February 1986	Loss	22-15
2	Zimbabwe	Athletic Park, Wellington	1987 Rugby World Cup	30 May 1987	Win	60-21
3	Romania	Carisbrook, Dunedin	1987 Rugby World Cup	2 June 1987	Win	28-55
4
5	France	Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh	1988 Five Nations Championship	6 February 1988	Win	23-12
6	Australia	Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh	1988 Australia rugby union tour of England, Scotland and Italy	19 November 1988	Loss	13-32
7	Fiji	Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh	1989 Fiji rugby union tour of Europe	28 October 1989	Win	38-17
8	Argentina	Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh	1990 Argentina rugby union tour of British Isles	10 November 1990	Win	49-3
9	Ireland	Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh	1991 Five Nations Championship	16 March 1991	Win	28-25
10	Japan	Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh	1991 Rugby World Cup	5 October 1991	Win	47-9
11	France	Parc de Princes, Paris	1995 Five Nations Championship	18 February 1995	Win	21-23
12	Romania	Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh	Test Match	22 April 1995	Win	49-16
13	Ivory Coast	Olympia Park, Rustenburg	1995 Rugby World Cup	26 May 1995	Win	0-89
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17	Tonga	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	1995 Rugby World Cup	29 May 1995	Win	41-5

British & Irish Lions

Try	Opposing Team	Venue	Competition	Date	Result	Score
1	Australia	Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane	1989 British Lions tour to Australia	8 July 1989	Win	12-19

References

External links

• Gavin Hastings on the Sporting Heroes website
• Gavin Hastings profile on the ESPN website

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