Scott Hastings (rugby union) drew 127,682 Wikipedia views in a day

What this article is

Scott Hastings was a Scottish and British and Irish Lions rugby union player and sports summariser. He gained 65 full international caps between 1986 and 1997 and at his retirement he was Scotland's most-capped player ever. He went on two British Lions tours. He played for Edinburgh District and, when that provincial side turned professional, for Edinburgh Rugby. He maintained a strong connection with Watsonians who he first played for at an amateur level and then at the start of the professional era, eventually being their director of rugby.

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Where editors were working

Wikipedia editors made 53 edits to this article on 2026-05-17, concentrated in these sections. This is evidence about the surge, not an explanation of it.

• Family, personal life and death
• International career
• Media career
• Provincial and professional career
• Rugby Union career
• Family and personal life

What changed that day

The article grew by 1,398 characters that day. The largest single addition was 351 characters to Family and personal life. See everything that changed on 2026-05-17 in Wikipedia's own diff view — that is where the reason for a surge is usually visible, written and sourced by the editors who were following the story.

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