Scotland great Scott Hastings reveals cancer diagnosis

Scotland great Scott Hastings has revealed that he has been diagnosed with cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy treatment for the illness.

The former Scotland centre revealed the news to the public yesterday on social media, saying he was halfway through his treatment for Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma.

“Thanks for all your supportive messages that are helping me get through my chemo for Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma,” posed Hasting. “I am half-way through treatment which is going well apart from hair!”

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Thanks for all your supportive messages that are helping me get through my chemo for Non Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. I am half-way through treatment which is going well apart from hair! @JennyHastings17 Corey @KAHastings1996 Can’t wait to be together again later this summer! #cancer. pic.twitter.com/8UTzr0zVFO

— Scott Hastings (@ScottHastings13) May 7, 2022

The 61-year-old’s timeline was flooded with well-wishes from across the rugby world with the likes of Jonathan Davies, David Flatman, Rory Lawson, Jim Hamilton, Phil Greening, Nick Mullins and Brian Moore all wishing the best with his treatment.

Hasting, in reply to former Ireland international Phillip Matthews, wrote that the illness was very treatable: “All good and my cancer is very treatable and non life threatening! Fantastic support from former players who had great respect for each other on off the pitch! Can’t wait to catch up with you soon!”

Thanks for your wordy tweet. I’ll help you find more. All good and my cancer is very treatable and non life threatening! Fantastic support from former players who had great respect for each other on off the pitch! Can’t wait to catch up with you soon! Best wishes.

— Scott Hastings (@ScottHastings13) May 8, 2022

Scott is still Scotland’s most capped rugby centre with 65 Test appearances. He played in 51 internationals alongside brother Gavin and they are the only brothers to have played on two British Lions Tours to Australia in 1989 and to New Zealand in 1993.

He is also the former captain of the Scotland 7s team and played in tournaments around the world including Dubai and Hong Kong. In 1996 he was Captain of his club that won the famous Melrose 7s tournament where the game of 7s was invented in 1883.