Today's rugby headlines as Grand Slam hero reveals cancer fight and Shaun Edwards' son is victorious

Here are the latest rugby headlines on Sunday, May 8.

Scottish rugby legend and Grand Slam hero Scott Hastings is undergoing treatment for Non-Hodgkin lymphoma, with the 57-year-old former Scotland centre taking to social media to reveal the news on Saturday.

It is a type of cancer which develops in the lymphatic system, a network of vessels and glands spread throughout the body.

Hastings was capped 65 times by Scotland and twice toured with the British and Irish Lions, to Australia in 1989 and New Zealand four years later. He played his club rugby for Watsonians and was a key member of Scotland’s Grand Slam-winning team in 1990, alongside his older brother Gavin. Since retiring in 1997 as Scotland's most-capped player, he has moved into commentary for BT Sport, Sky Sports, ITV and BBC.

He thanked his followers for their support and shared pictures of himself after chemotherapy, saying: "Thanks for all your supportive messages that are helping me get through my chemo for Non Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. I am half-way through treatment which is going well apart from hair!"

James Small-Edwards, the son of rugby defence guru Shaun, has been elected as a Labour councillor for the City of Westminster Council.

The 25-year-old politician, who played rugby for Wasps as a youngster, claimed victory in the Bayswater ward and was one of three Labour candidates to win a seat after Thursday's local elections. Small-Edwards, whose mum is nineties icon and Moving On Up singer Heather Small, wrote on Twitter: "Absolutely delighted to have won Bayswater from the Conservatives, turning the ward red for the first time since the 1980s. Thanks so much to my family, friends and fellow candidates for all the love and support over the past few months!"