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United Kingdom Scott Hastings is a Scottish international rugby union player turned respected sports commentator and broadcaster.
Scott Hastings is a successful freelance broadcaster and commentator with Sky Sports, among other networks, covering principal rugby events worldwide.
Scott Hastings is a successful freelance broadcaster and commentator with ITV, among other networks, covering principal rugby events worldwide. He has covered 6 Rugby World Cups and the 6 Nations Championship for ITV.
Scott Hastings is a successful freelance broadcaster and commentator with STV, among other networks, covering principal rugby events worldwide. He also appeared as a guest presenter on STV's daily lifestyle show 'The Hour'.
Scott Hastings is a successful freelance broadcaster and commentator with BBC, among other networks, covering principal rugby events worldwide. He has appeared on BBC's Question of Sport, Question Time, and Celebrity Eggheads.
Scott Hastings contributes to the commercial and sponsorship of the Watsonian Rugby Club.
Scott Hastings endorsed Capgemini, stating '#Rugby7s players stay competitive to #BeAheadOfTheGame. We do it by sticking to our...'.
Former British Lion Scott Hastings and his wife Jenny were named ambassadors for the mental health charity Support in Mind Scotland.
Scott Hastings is a regular commentator on the HSBC Sevens World Series.
Scott Hastings continues to work on the coverage of the Guinness Pro14 in the UK with Premier Sports.
Scott Hastings works on the coverage of Heineken Champions Cup Rugby with BT Sport.
Scott Hastings writes a regular rugby column for The Times Scotland newspaper.
Scott Hastings is a patron of MND Scotland.
Scott Hastings is an Ambassador for the Euan MacDonald Centre, a research center focused on motor neurone disease.
Scott Hastings is a patron of Sparks.
Scott Hastings is the Chairman of the My Name'5 Doddie Foundation.
Scott Hastings was born on December 4, 1964, in Edinburgh, Scotland. He attended George Watson’s College. Hastings began his rugby career at Watsonians, where he played from 1980 to 2000, participating in 226 matches and scoring 500 points. He played for Edinburgh District and later for Edinburgh Rugby when the provincial teams became professional. His time with Edinburgh District included winning the Scottish Inter-District Championship three consecutive seasons (1986-87, 1987-88, 1988-89). Scott Hastings also captained the Cities District team in 1996 and Edinburgh Rugby, leading them to Inter-District Championships in 1997-98 and 1998-99. Hastings was a full back for Scotland Schools and received a Scotland ‘B’ cap in 1985 before earning his first full senior cap for Scotland on January 17, 1986, alongside his brother Gavin. He became Scotland’s most-capped player at the time of his retirement, with 65 caps at centre between 1986 and 1997. He participated in three Rugby World Cups (1987, 1991, 1995) and was a member of the British Lions touring squads in Australia (1989) and New Zealand (1993). After ending his playing career in 1999, Hastings transitioned into a media career, working as a freelance broadcaster and commentator for various networks. He has covered numerous global rugby events, including multiple Rugby World Cups, Commonwealth Games, and the HSBC Sevens World Series. He is also involved in charity work, serving as a patron for MND Scotland and Sparks, and as Ambassador for the Euan MacDonald Centre. In 2022, he shared publicly his previous diagnosis and successful treatment for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Hastings is also the Chairman of the My Name’5 Doddie Foundation. He was awarded an Honorary Degree in Services to Sport and Rugby by Edinburgh University in 2012.
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