Jim Hay (rugby union) explained

Jim Hay
Birth Name:James Allan Hay
Birth Date:8 August 1964
Birth Place:Hawick, Scotland
Ru Position:Hooker
Repteam1:Scotland 'B'
Repteam2:Scotland
Repyears1:1989
Repyears2:1995
Repcaps1:2
Repcaps2:1
Reppoints2:0
Amatyears1:-
Amatteam1:Hawick
Years1:1996
Clubs1:Border Reivers
Ru Provinceyears1:-
Ru Province1:South of Scotland
Coachteams1:Gala
Coachteams2:Hawick
Coachyears1:1999-2000
Coachyears2:- 2008

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

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]

Notes and References

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