John Hastie (rugby union)
| Birth name | John Dickson Hart Hastie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 16 March 1908 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Peebles, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 19 January 1965 (aged 56) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Peebles, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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John Hastie (16 March 1908 – 19 January 1965) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He played as a Hooker.[1]
Rugby union career[edit]
Amateur career[edit]
He was the third Melrose player to be capped for Scotland; after J.R. Lawrie and J. W. Allan.[3]
He played for the Co-Optimists in March 1939 against Cambridge University Vandals. Unfortunately he was injured in the match, and went off with an injured knee.[4]
He also played for the Army.[5]
Provincial career[edit]
Hastie was a substitute used in the Scotland Probables side for the second and final trial match of that season, on 15 January 1938[6]
He played for South of Scotland District in 1939.[7][8]
International career[edit]
Hastie was capped by Scotland 3 times, all in 1938.[9]
He was later capped for Scotland in a military services team to played England Services.[10]
Administrative career[edit]
In 1950 and 1951,[11] he was the Vice-President of Melrose RFC.[12]
He became President of Melrose RFC in 1952.[13]
He was also a selector for South of Scotland District.[14]
References[edit]
- ^ "John Dickson Hart Hastie". ESPN scrum.
- ^ Scotland. The Essential History of Rugby Union. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Publishing. 2003.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - John Hastie - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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