Gavin Hastings
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| Full name | Andrew Gavin Hastings | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 3 January 1962 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Fullback | ||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1985 |
Cambridge University Watsonians RFC London Scottish FC University of Auckland Barbarian F.C. |
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| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1986–1995 1989–1993 |
Scotland British & Irish Lions |
61 6 |
(667) (66) |
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Correct as of 7 August 2006
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| No. 15 | |||||
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| Position: | Placekicker | ||||
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| PAT: | 23/27 |
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| FG: | 0/1 |
Andrew Gavin Hastings, OBE (born 3 January 1962) is a former Scotland rugby union player. He is frequently considered to be one of the best rugby players to come out of Scotland. His nickname is "Big Gav".
Hastings was born in Edinburgh. He has played for Watsonians, London Scottish, Cambridge University, Scotland and the British and Irish Lions and was one of the outstanding rugby union players of his generation, winning 61 caps for Scotland, 20 of which as captain. He played fullback, and captained the Lions on the tour to New Zealand in 1993 (after playing in all three tests in the 1989 tour to Australia).
Former national coach Ian McGeechan said of him:
Richard Bath writes of Gavin Hastings that:
As a schoolboy Hastings became the first player to captain a Scottish schoolboys side to win in England. In 1985, he captained Cambridge University to victory in the Varsity Match. His younger brother Scott was also a professional Rugby Union player.
Richard Bath says of Hastings' playing style that he was:
On 30 August 2007 he was announced as the chairman of the "New" Edinburgh professional rugby club.
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