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Hastings’ historic act won this battle of Murrayfield

PETER JACKSON

GEORGE Hastings from Dursley is a name which will still ring a faint bell in the memories of long-standing Gloucester supporters and yet he deserves wider recognition for a feat which will never be done again.
Think of a prop kicking a penalty to win the Five or Six Nations title for England. George Hastings, who died almost two years ago at the age of 95, did exactly that, at Murrayfield in March 1958 to secure a 3-3 draw with Scotland and the point to make England champions.
Ian Clarke did drop a goal for the Barbarians against the All Blacks at the end of the 1963-64 ...

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