Damian Cronin (born 17 April 1963 in Wegberg, West Germany) is a former Scotland international rugby union player.
This anecdote from the Glasgow Herald in 1998 is described as the 'crowning moment' of his career:[5] That occasion was 1995 in Paris when Scotland beat France for the first and only time at the modern Parc des Princes.
However, for Cronin the day's highlight came when the crowning moment in his career as a serial prankster arrived at the post-match dinner.
Gavin Hastings, buoyant having scored the try which clinched that win, had asked Cronin, then playing in France with Bourges, to help him write his speech so he could make it in French.
The direct translation of what was read out does not bear repetition, but suffice to say there was widespread shock among his hosts at the frankness of the Scotland captain's account of how he had spent the hours between the game finishing and getting to the function.