Gavin Hastings played in three Rugby World Cups for Scotland, his last being the 1995 showpiece in South Africa when, as captain, he bowed out of international rugby after their quarter final defeat by New Zealand.
The full back, who scored all of Scotland’s points in their 18-17 defeat of France on his Test debut in January 1986, captained his country for three years and in 20 of his 61 Test appearances.
Hastings made his Rugby World Cup debut against France in May 1987, an occasion that saw him miss a late conversion to leave the scores tied at 20-20 – a result which remains the only draw in the four tournaments to date.
The 41year old, whose younger brother Scott was also a Scottish international, was one of the players to truly impress at Rugby World Cup 1991, a highlight being his successful penalty from 10 metres inside his own half in the quarter final against Western Samoa.
Hastings, who was awarded an OBE for his services to rugby in 1994, has also left his mark on the Rugby World Cup history books with two of the top three highest scores by an individual in one match bearing his name.
The former British Lions captain - he toured in 1989 and 1993 – scored a staggering 44 points, which included four tries, against the Ivory Coast and 31 points against Tonga in 1995.
That four try haul against Ivory Coast is bettered only by New Zealand’s Marc Ellis, who scored six tries in their record 145-28 victory over Japan at the same tournament, and Hastings is also the fourth leading try scorer in Rugby World Cup history with nine tries.
Scotland’s leading points scorer of all time with 667 Test points, Hasting also holds the Rugby World Cup record for an individual with 227 points.