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Scott Hastings dead at age 61, Scottish rugby union player, non-Hodgkin lymphoma

Scott Hastings, Scottish rugby union player and sports commentator, died on May 17, 2026, aged 61, in Edinburgh, Scotland, of non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

He was a Scotland international and played for Watsonians, Edinburgh District and, later, Edinburgh Rugby when the provincial side turned professional. At amateur level, he played for Watsonians, helping them win the Scottish Premiership in the 1997–98 season and the Melrose Sevens in 1996.

With Edinburgh District, he was part of the side that won the Scottish Inter-District Championship for three successive seasons from 1986–87 to 1988–89.

Scott Hastings, 61, Scottish rugby union player (Watsonians, Edinburgh, national team), non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

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