John Hastie
Birth nameJohn Dickson Hart Hastie
Date of birth(1908-03-16)16 March 1908
Place of birthPeebles, Scotland
Date of death19 January 1965(1965-01-19) (aged 56)
Place of deathPeebles, 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
1939		 Scotland Possibles
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.
  3. ↑ "Register". Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Register". Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Register". Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "Register". Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "Register". Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ↑ "Register". Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ↑ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - John Hastie - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
  10. ↑ "Register". Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  11. ↑ "Register". Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  12. ↑ "Register". Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  13. ↑ "Register". Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  14. ↑ "Register". Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.


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