Full name | Andrew Gavin Hastings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 3 January 1962 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 former rugby union player. A fullback, 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 61 caps for Scotland, 20 of which as captain. He played for Watsonians, London Scottish, Cambridge University, Scotland and the British Lions. He twice toured with the Lions, to Australia in 1989 and as captain on the 1993 tour to New Zealand.