Former Scotland and Lions rugby star Scott Hastings dies at age 61
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FORMER Scotland and Lions rugby star Scott Hastings has died at age 61. The Edinburgh-born centre played 65 times for the national side, in addition to 12 appearances in the British and Irish Lions squad.
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BBC SportPublished One of Scotland's best and most loved rugby union players, Scott Hastings, has died at age 61.
Sky SportsScott Hastings has died aged 61; the Scottish rugby great was diagnosed with cancer in 2022; Hastings, who featured for the British and Irish Lions at centre, won 65 Test caps in an 11-year international career
The Guardian SportThe former Scotland rugby union centre Scott Hastings has died at the age of 61.
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“I remember Scott on the Lions tours taking an absolute lead. He was so single-minded and determined about winning.
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“Scott always brought positivity and energy into everything he did from his playing career then into the past couple of decades as a widely travelled and respected commentator.
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01 SMH Sport Teammate's beautiful tribute to late star Ex-teammate Brian Moore delivers a beautiful on-air tribute to late star Scott Hastings, who died at the age of 61.
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02 BBC Sport It was September 2011 and the Rugby World Cup was on. When Mick Jagger toured here with the Rolling Stones in 1965 he infamously called it the "arsehole of the world" but Scott Hastings begged to differ.
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03 The Guardian Sport “Corey and Kerry-Anne Hastings are saddened to inform you that Scott, the Scotland and British and Irish Lions centre, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on the morning of Sunday 17 May,” it read.
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