John Hastie (rugby union) explained

John Hastie
Birth Name:	John Dickson Hart Hastie
Birth Date:	16 March 1908
Birth Place:	Peebles, Scotland
Death Place:	Peebles, Scotland
Ru Position:	Hooker
Ru Amateuryears:	-
Ru Amateurclubs:	Melrose Co-Optimists Army
Ru Provinceyears:	1938 1939
Ru Nationalyears:	1938
Ru Nationalcaps:	3
Ru Nationalpoints:	(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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: John Dickson Hart Hastie. ESPN scrum.
2. Scotland. The Essential History of Rugby Union. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Publishing. 2003.
3. Web site: Register . March 17, 2023 . subscription . British Newspaper Archive.
4. Web site: Register . March 17, 2023 . subscription . British Newspaper Archive.
5. Web site: Register . March 17, 2023 . subscription . British Newspaper Archive.
6. Web site: Register . March 17, 2023 . subscription . British Newspaper Archive.
7. Web site: Register . March 17, 2023 . subscription . British Newspaper Archive.
8. Web site: Register . March 17, 2023 . subscription . British Newspaper Archive.
9. Web site: Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - John Hastie - Test matches. ESPN scrum.
10. Web site: Register . March 17, 2023 . subscription . British Newspaper Archive.
11. Web site: Register . March 17, 2023 . subscription . British Newspaper Archive.
12. Web site: Register . March 17, 2023 . subscription . British Newspaper Archive.
13. Web site: Register . March 17, 2023 . subscription . British Newspaper Archive.
14. Web site: Register . March 17, 2023 . subscription . British Newspaper Archive.