John Hastie (rugby union)

John Hastie

Birth name	John Dickson Hart Hastie
Date of birth	(1908-03-16)16 March 1908
Place of birth	Peebles, Scotland
Date of death	19 January 1965(1965-01-19) (aged 56)
Place of death	Peebles, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) Melrose () – Co-Optimists () – Army () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1938 Scotland Possibles () 1939 South of Scotland District () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1938 Scotland 3 (0)

John Hastie (16 March 1908 – 19 January 1965) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He played as a Hooker. ^[1]

Rugby union career

Amateur career

Hastie played for Melrose. ^[2]

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

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

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

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

1. "John Dickson Hart Hastie". ESPN scrum.
2. Scotland. The Essential History of Rugby Union. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Publishing. 2003.
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9. "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - John Hastie - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
10. "Register" . Retrieved 17 March 2023– via British Newspaper Archive.
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14. "Register" . Retrieved 17 March 2023– via British Newspaper Archive.