Jim Hay (rugby union)

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Jim Hay
Birth nameJames Allan Hay
Date of birth (1964-08-08) 8 August 1964 (age 58)
Place of birth Hawick, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
- Hawick ()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1996 Border Reivers ()
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
- South of Scotland ()
National team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1989 Scotland 'B' 2
1995 Scotland 1 (0)
Teams coached
YearsTeam
1999-2000 Gala
- 2008 Hawick

Jim Hay (born 8 August 1964) is a former Scotland international rugby union player. He played as hooker. [1]

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Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He played for Hawick. He made his senior debut aged 16. [2]

Provincial and professional career

He played for and captained the South of Scotland district side. [3]

When the Scottish rugby union game turned professional in 1996, Hay signed a professional SRU contract. [4] He then played for the Border Reivers. [5]

International career

Hay was capped by Scotland 'B' on 18 February 1989 to play against France 'B'.

He received his only senior cap in 1995 against Samoa on 18 November at Murrayfield Stadium. [6]

Coaching career

He coached Gala. [6] He resigned in 2000, after only a year in the role. [7]

He coached Hawick but was sacked in 2008. [8] [9]

Media career

He was a rugby union commentator for Scottish Television. [10] [6]

Business career

He now runs an estate agents in Hawick. [11]

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References

  1. "James Allan Hay". ESPN scrum.
  2. "Greens greats: Jim Hay's pride following in father's footsteps". August 7, 2020.
  3. "Selectors put Hay at the helm of revamped South". HeraldScotland.
  4. "SRU chiefs did NOT force me to sign a deal; HAY JOINS RUGBY PRO RANKS. - Free Online Library". www.thefreelibrary.com.
  5. "Moves likely to retain Kiwi coaches who put some go into Glasgow City slickers no longer the sleeping giants of rugby". HeraldScotland.
  6. 1 2 3 https://www.scotsman.com/regions/six-best-scottish-rugby-one-cap-wonders-1488771
  7. "Inquiry launched as hooker dies | The Guardian | guardian.co.uk". www.theguardian.com.
  8. "Former Scotland hooker Jim Hay is sacked as coach after Hawick hit rock bottom". www.telegraph.co.uk.
  9. "My Hawick Hay Days Are Over". Daily Record. December 3, 2008.
  10. "Six Nations: Hay apologises for racist comments". Irish Examiner. February 2, 2002.
  11. Barnes, David (September 2, 2016). "JIM HAY: PLAYER SAFETY IS NOT JUST AN EASY HEADLINE". The Offside Line.