Jason Leonard has named the five biggest drinkers he ever shared a rugby pitch with – and there are some legendary names in his infamous Drinking XV.
Leonard was hardly a lightweight himself. The England and British & Irish Lions legend once revealed he could put away an astonishing 28 pints of lager on a Saturday alone – before returning for another eight the following day.
When a stunned nutritionist thought Leonard meant 28 pints across an entire week, the World Cup-winning prop quickly corrected him.
“That’s 28 pints on the Saturday… plus eight on Sunday to settle the head.”
It was a different era of rugby – and Leonard played alongside some of the sport’s most notorious characters.
Now, excluding himself, here are the five biggest drinkers from his legendary Drinking XV.
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RUGBY’S BIGGEST DRINKERS:
5. Gavin Hastings (Scotland)
The Scotland fullback is widely regarded as one of the nation’s all-time greats, winning 61 caps, including 20 as captain. Hastings starred for Watsonians, London Scottish, Cambridge University, Scotland and the Lions — touring Australia in 1989 and captaining the 1993 tour to New Zealand.
Did you know?
In 1996, Hastings switched codes to join the Scottish Claymores in NFL Europe.
