EP12: Gavin Hastings & Lee Cockburn on Grand Slam titles, amateur rugby days, being run over by your teacher and Luton Van transport
From Rugby Lives by The Rugby Journal
April 22, 2026 · 1h 5m · Season 3 · Episode 12
About this episode
Gavin Hastings and Lee Cockburn share their experiences in Scottish rugby, including Grand Slam victories and the amateur era.
Rugby Lives heads to Hamilton Rugby Club to meet two greats of the Scottish game, Gavin Hastings and Lee Cockburn, who tell tales of the winning Grand Slams for Scotland and what it was really like in the days of amateur rugby.This podcast was brought to you in partnership with Vodafone as part of the clubs.connected programme, providing Scottish grassroots rugby clubs with 12 months of free, high-speed broadband to enhance digital capabilities, such as live streaming, contactless payments, and improved guest Wi-Fi.
People in this episode
Guests: Gavin Hastings, Lee Cockburn
Topics covered
- Grand Slam titles
- amateur rugby
- Scottish rugby
- rugby history
- grassroots rugby
Keywords
- rugby
- Gavin Hastings
- Lee Cockburn
- Grand Slam
- amateur rugby
- Scottish rugby
- Vodafone
- grassroots
Sponsors
Vodafone
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Hamilton Rugby Club, Scotland
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