{"id":453889,"date":"2026-05-17T19:42:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T19:42:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/453889\/"},"modified":"2026-05-17T19:42:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T19:42:08","slug":"scotland-and-lions-rugby-player-scott-hastings-dies-aged-61-the-irish-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/453889\/","title":{"rendered":"Scotland and Lions rugby player Scott Hastings dies aged 61 \u2013 The Irish Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/scotland-rugby\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/scotland-rugby\">Scotland<\/a> great Scott Hastings has died at the age of 61. The British and Irish Lions centre won 65 caps in an 11-year Test career that began in 1986 and was part of the most recent Scotland team to win the Grand Slam in 1990.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">A statement released by his son Corey and daughter Kerry-Anne revealed that he died due to complications arising from cancer treatment. Hastings announced in 2022 that he had been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin\u2019s lymphoma.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">\u201cWe are saddened to inform you that Scott passed away peacefully surrounded by family on the morning of Sunday, May 17,\u201d the statement read. \u201cThis also marked his late wife Jenny\u2019s birthday which speaks louder than words that he is safe and with his beloved Jenny.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">\u201cScott was undergoing cancer treatment and due to complications deteriorated extremely quickly. Despite every effort by the incredible team at the Western General ICU, he passed away peacefully and pain free.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">\u201cAt this time, the family ask everyone to give them space to process and manage their energies and ask for their privacy to be respected.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">\u201cMore information will be shared in due course to celebrate Scott\u2019s incredible life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Hastings, the younger brother of former Scotland captain Gavin, was selected for the 1989 and 1993 Lions tours and made two Test appearance against the Wallabies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">He made his international debut against France and hung up his boots after facing England in 1997. After retiring from the game, he became a well respected broadcaster.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">\u201cMy association with Scott and his brother Gavin was always special for me,\u201d former Scotland and Lions head coach Ian McGeechan said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">\u201cWe came into the Scotland set-up, myself as coach, and Scott and Gavin as players, at the same time. We came in together and we grew together.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">\u201cI remember Scott on the Lions tours taking an absolute lead. He was so single-minded and determined about winning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">\u201cHe was very much your right-hand man, given what he did on the field. I still remember the Grand Slam game against England in 1990.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">\u201cThere was his Lions team-mate from the previous year, Jerry Guscott, in the England team, but Scott gave nothing away to him whatsoever.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">\u201cWhatever jersey Scott wore, he just made it better.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Scotland great Scott Hastings has died at the age of 61. 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