- Scott Hamilton (rugby player)
Rugger
name = Scott Hamilton
birthname = Scott Elliot Hamilton
nickname = Bubbles
birthyear = 1980
birthmonth = 03
birthday = 04
placeofbirth =Christchurch ,New Zealand
allblackno = 1067
allblackid = 1066
height =height|m=1.90
weight =convert|95|kg|stlb|abbr=on
ru_position =Wing|capital=yes, Fullback|capital=yes
ru_currentclub =
ru_nationalyears = 2006
ru_nationalteam = flagicon|NZNew Zealand
ru_nationalcaps = 2
ru_nationalpoints = (5)
ru_ntupdate = 22 January, 2007
super14 = flagicon|NZCrusaders
super14caps = 47
super14points = (90)
super14years = 2003-present
super14update =
ru_province = flagicon|NZCanterbury
ru_provinceyears =
ru_provincecaps = -
ru_provincepoints = (-)
ru_provinceupdate =
other = yes
occupation = Professional rugby union footballer
school =Christchurch Boys High School
URL =Scott Elliot Hamilton (born
March 4 ,1980 inChristchurch ,New Zealand ) is a New Zealandrugby union footballercite web| url=http://www.crfu.co.nz/crfu_anx/index.cfm/1,80,303,html/Scott-Hamilton| title=Scott Hamilton| publisher=Canterbury RFU| accessdate=28 May| accessyear=2006] . He plays for the Crusaders in theSuper 14 , Canterbury in the New Zealand NPC competition and for his club in North Canterbury Glenmark. He can play both on the wing or at fullback.Unlike many of his peers, Scott Hamilton did not feature in age group teams in his development years. In fact, while at school Hamilton could not make his first XV, instead playing in the third XV. However, with his skill set, and at the end of the Crusaders and Canterbury backlines, it was considered by most rugby pundits to be a formality that he would eventually go on to higher honours - a point alluded to by his nickname FABSH (Future All Black Scott Hamilton).Fact|date=April 2008 Indeed, it was a surprise to many that it took as long as it did for him to be named in the All Black squad for the first time. He was named in the
All Blacks squad to play Ireland cite web|url=http://www.allblacks.com/index.cfm?layout=displayNews&newsArticle=3867 |title=All Blacks squad for Ireland and starting XV for Argentina announced |accessdate=29 May |accessyear=2006 |date=2006-05-28 |publisher=AllBlacks.com] . All Black's coach Graham Henry said of Hamilton's All Black selection, "We like the way he anticipates, he's got a good feel for the game in the back three. He reads the play well. He's got a huge work rate and he's deserved of selection"cite web| url=http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/536641/727619| title=Three new All Blacks named| publisher=tvnz.co.nz| date=2006-05-28 | accessdate=29 May| accessyear=2006] .Due to an injury to All Black wing Sitiveni Sivivatu, Scott Hamilton has been promoted from the bench of the 2006 mid year series against Ireland, to the starting 15 for the Argentina test. This was Hamilton's All Black debut, and he celebrated it by scoring a match winning try in the second half.
He has just recently signed a contract overseas for the tigers.
References
External links
* [http://www.crfu.co.nz/main/index.cfm/1,80,1584,0,html/Scott-Hamilton Crusaders profile]
*All Blacks|id=1066|name=Scott Hamilton
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