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| Full name | Andrew Gavin Hastings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1962-01-03)3 January 1962 (age 63) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 91 kg (201 lb; 14 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | George Watson's College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Cambridge University Paisley College of Technology | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Adam Hastings (son) Scott Hastings (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position: | Placekicker | ||||
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Andrew Gavin Hastings,OBE (born 3 January 1962) is a Scottish formerrugby union player. Afullback, 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 61caps for Scotland, 20 of which as captain. He played forWatsonians,London Scottish,Cambridge University,Scotland and theBritish Lions. He twice toured with the Lions, toAustralia in 1989 and as captain on the1993 tour to New Zealand.
Hastings was born in Edinburgh, and was educated atGeorge Watson's College, Edinburgh, Paisley College of Technology (now theUniversity of the West of Scotland), andMagdalene College, Cambridge, where he read Land Economy and graduated with a BA in 1986.[1]
Hastings captained the victorious 1985 Cambridge University side, and during his sabbatical year he won theGallaher Shield with Auckland University Rugby Football Club. In Scotland, Hastings played forWatsonians.
Hastings played forEdinburgh District in the era before professionalism, before switching to the club sideLondon Scottish, and also then turned out for theScottish Exiles.[2]
When rugby union turned professional in 1996, he was still playing for London Scottish.
Hastings captained the first Scottish schoolboys' side to win on English soil.[citation needed]
He won 5 caps forScotland 'B' between 1983 and 1985.[3]
Hastings made his debut for Scotland against France in 1986 and was a central figure in Scotland's 1990 Five Nations Grand Slam. In February 1995 he became the holder of a record number of Scottish caps when he made his 53rd full international appearance, passingColin Deans andJim Renwick.[4]
Hastings's final game was on 11 June 1995 against New Zealand in Pretoria at the quarter-finals of the1995 Rugby World Cup.[5] By the end of that match he had scored 667 international points, a Scottish record that stood until surpassed byChris Paterson in 2008.[6]
Hastings captained Scotland on 20 occasions including at the 1995 World Cup.
Hastings first played for theBritish Lions in 1986, against aRest of the World XV, before playing in all three tests of the successful1989 tour to Australia and againstFrance in 1989. He was captain on the1993 tour to New Zealand, where the Lions lost the test series 2–1.
On 30 August 2007 Hastings was announced as the chairman of the newEdinburgh professional rugby club.[7]
In 1996, Hasting joined theScottish Claymores, anAmerican football team in theNFL Europe. He played a single season as aplacekicker, scoring 24 of 27conversions, but missed his only attempt at a field goal. Despite the Claymores winning theWorld Bowl, Hastings was released at the end of the season.[8]
Hastings' younger brotherScott was also a Scotland international player.
His son,Adam plays forGloucester Rugby and also has represented Scotland. His niece,Kerry-Anne, representsScotland athockey.[9]
Hastings' wife Diane, whom he married in 1993, was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease in 2003.[10]
Hastings's nickname is "Big Gav".[11]
Hastings awarded an Honorary Blue fromHeriot Watt University in 1995 for his contribution to sport at a national level.[12]
Hastings was awarded theOrder of the British Empire in 1993 for services to rugby union.[13]
Hastings was inducted into theInternational Rugby Hall of Fame in 2003 and later into theWorld Rugby Hall of Fame in 2013.[14]
Since its formation in 2001, Hastings has been the Patron ofSandpiper Trust, a Scottish charity which provides life-saving medical equipment to rural doctors, nurses and paramedics across Scotland.[15]
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| 1 |  Australia | Ballymore Stadium,Brisbane | 1989 British Lions tour to Australia | 8 July 1989 | Win | 12-19 |
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