- Scott Staniforth
Scott Nicholas Gelling Staniforth (born
12 December 1977 inWest Wyalong ) is anAustralia nrugby union footballer.Rugger | name = Scott Staniforth
birthname = Scott Nicholas Gelling Staniforth
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1977|12|12|df=yes
placeofbirth =West Wyalong ,New South Wales ,Australia
height =convert|188|cm|ftin|abbr=on
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weight = convert|100|kg|stlb|abbr=on
ru_position =Wing Inside Center
Outside Center
Fullback
ru_nationalteam = AustraliaAustralian Schoolboys
ru_nationalyears = 1999-present
1995
ru_nationalcaps = 8
ru_nationalpoints = (35)
ru_ntupdate = 20 January, 2007
super14 = NSW Waratahs
Western Force
super14years = 1997-2004 2006-present
super14caps = 61 21
super14points = (115) (55)
super14update = 9 June, 2007
ru_clubyears = ?? 2005-2006
ru_proclubs = Eastwood London Irish
ru_clubcaps = ?? 24
ru_clubpoints = (??) (35)
ru_clubupdate = 20 January, 2007
ru_currentclub =Nedlands ,Western Australia
ru_clubupdate = 20 January, 2007
occupation = Professional rugby union footballer
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school = All Saints College
relatives =Tony Gelling
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URL =Honours
* 1995 Australian Schoolboys,
*1996 Australian Under 19s,
*1997 Australian Under 21s,
*2001-2002 Australia A,
*1999-2002 Australian Wallabies.
*2006 Australian Wallabies and Australia A
*2007 Australian WallabiesSenior Tours
*1998 France & England,
*1999 World Cup (UK),
*2001 UK & Europe,
*2002 Argentina, UK & Europe,
*2006 Wallabies Tour,
*2007 World Cup (France).Career
Returning to Australia after two years with
London Irish , Scott Staniforth was the last player to sign with the Western Force and has played in every match bar one for the new team. Running on predominantly at inside centre, Staniforth can also play on the wing and at fullback and scored nine tries for the Force this season.Born in the NSW country town of West Wyalong, Staniforth went to All Saints College in Bathurst where he represented the Australian Schoolboys before moving to Sydney to further his rugby career. He is also the nephew of 1972 Wallaby backrowerTony Gelling .1997 - Made his NSW debut against Border Reivers and also represented the Australian Under 21s.
1998 - Made his Super 12 debut against the Stormers in Cape Town and toured France and England with the Wallabies.
1999 - Staniforth was announced as one of the young players in the 30 man World Cup Squad. Scored two tries in his Test debut against the USA at the World Cup in
Limerick .2000-2001 - Represented Australia A against the Lions in Gosford and also the Wallabies against the Barbarians in Cardiff.
2002- Scored a record nine tries for the Waratahs and while injury denied him a place in the Test squad at the start of the season, he returned to form with Eastwood winning the Sydney premiership and was selected on the Spring Tour where he played against Ireland and Italy.
2003 - 2004 - Was a consistent performer for the Waratahs on the wing and in the centres before signing with
London Irish .2005 - Played a total of 24 games with
London Irish , scoring seven tries and earning the club's Player of the Season award.2006 - Was the top try scorer for the
Western Force with nine and was awarded player of the year for the Western Force. Staniforth came runner up in the Australian Super 14 player of the year. Scott was awarded for his good form being named in the 2006 Qantas Wallabies.2007- Was a rewarding year for Staniforth being named Vice Captain of the Western Force and his selection for the Wallabies. Staniforth earned a few caps and got the memorable try against the All Blacks in one of the Bledisloe Matches but was unluckily hit by injury in his first touch at the France World Cup.
References
External links
* [http://www.westernforce.com.au/players/scott_staniforth,39380.html/section/29976 Western Force profile]
* [http://www.rugby.com.au/players/wallabies/2007_squad/2007_rwc_squad/staniforth_scott,62589.html Wallabies profile]
* [http://statistics.scrum.com/rugby_stats_05.asp?ID=AST24 statistics from scrum.com]
* [http://www.rugbywa.com.au/wa/wa.rugby/page/39380 Scott Staniforth Player Profile - Western Force]
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