Arthur Hastie was a former Kelso hooker, a captain and president and a Scotland team manager. He met his death at the age of 87.

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Arthur Hastie cause of death

His cause of death is not yet revealed, however, he could die a natural death if one has to look at his age.

Arthur managed Scotland to their last Championship success, the ultimate Five Nations Championship in 1999.

Scotland head coach, Gregor Townsend, who was a pivotal member of that team, made a statement and said, “Arthur was a well-liked and successful team manager. As a player, I always enjoyed good banter with him.”

Arthur Hastie wife and children

He seems to be a private person who does not reveal his personal information to the public. Therefore, we are unable to get hold of the lady he addressed as his wife and the little ones who could call him daddy. Any updates will be published right here.

Arthur cheerfully gave a lifetime of service to rugby. He started as a ball boy at the Kelso club and as a teenager, he helped to flatten the pitch.

Like his brother Ian – who was capped six times for Scotland as a prop between 1955 and 1959 – Arthur was a front-row forward.

Rugby was very much in the family blood as his cousin, Eck Hastie, was capped 18 times for Scotland as a scrum-half in the 1960s.

Arthur was a hooker and captain of the Kelso club and during his National Service also played for the Combined Services as well as representing the South.

Out with the rugby season, Arthur was a keen cricketer. He opened the batting and also kept wickets for the Kelso club.

An apprentice baker in his youth, Arthur’s career path took him into sales and, ultimately, he became a sales director at Lynch McQueen.

When he stepped down from playing, he continued to serve the Kelso club in diverse roles from groundsman to coach to President and Director of Rugby.

Arthur Hastie’s obituary and the funeral announcement

Arthur Hastie obituary and funeral announcement will be published once his family released the details. As of now, the family is still morning and has not given any details.

He loved Kelso, writing the club’s centenary history: “100 Years in Black and White” in 1977.

Between 1991 and 1996, Arthur served as one of South’s District Representatives on the Scottish Rugby Union General Committee.

Having been a selector for both the South and Scotland teams, he soon progressed, firstly to the manager of the Scotland sevens team and then to manager of the Scotland team in August 1996.

A statement on the Scottish Rugby website reads: “Scottish Rugby extends its sincere condolences to all Arthur’s family and many friends.

On behave of our team, our deepest sympathy is to the family, friends and loved ones of the deceased.

Source: Ghanfuo.com