Scott Fardy

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Scott Fardy
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Birth nameScott Fardy
Date of birth (1984-07-05) 5 July 1984 (age 39)
Place of birth Sydney, Australia
Height198 cm (6 ft 6 in) [1]
Weight112 kg (17 st 9 lb) [2] [3]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock, Blindside Flanker
Current team Leinster
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2009-2012 Kamaishi Seawaves 29 (75)
Correct as of 10 April 2021
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2007 Perth Spirit 4 (0)
2016 Sydney Rays 1 (0)
2017–2021 Leinster Rugby 78 (50)
Correct as of 17 September 2016
Super Rugby
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2008 Western Force 0 (0)
2012–2017 Brumbies 97 (45)
Correct as of 21 July 2017
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2013–2016 Australia 39 (0)
Correct as of 19 November 2016

Scott Fardy (born 5 July 1984) is an Australian rugby union player who last played for Leinster in the Pro14 & the European Rugby Champions Cup from 2019 to 2021 before retirement. His playing position is either lock or blindside flanker. He made his Brumbies debut in Week 1 of the 2012 Super Rugby season against the Western Force in Canberra. Prior to joining Brumbies, he played for Japanese Club Kamaishi Seawaves for 3 seasons from 2009.

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Fardy also played representative baseball until he was 16 years old, playing in the same team as future teammate Rocky Elsom. [4] Scott is now a professional coach with the Green Rockets side in Japan for the 2022 and 2023 seasons. On 17 April 2023, it was announced by Connacht Rugby that Fardy had signed on as a defence coach on a 2-year deal, beginning with the 2023/2024 season. [5]

The Great East Japan Earthquake

While playing in Japan, on March 11, 2011, Fardy experienced the Great East Japan Earthquake. Kamaishi, the town where his team Seawaves based, was hit by tsunami and suffered a tremendous damage. On top of that, fearing a possible influence of radiation caused by the severe accident on Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, the Australian Embassy in Tokyo advised its nationals in Japan, including Fardy, to evacuate from the country. But Fardy refused to follow the advice and chose to remain with the team and help locals struggling to recover from the disasters. [6] Fardy's commitment and dedication to the local community has been greatly appreciated, and on August 10, 2022, he was awarded Foreign Minister’s Commendations for FY 2022. [7]

Leinster Rugby

He joined the Irish province Leinster at the start of the 2017/18 season and achieved European Champions Cup and PRO14 winners' medals with the province that season. [8] The following season, he played 22 games for the club, including playing in PRO14 final and winning another medal. Leinster lost to Saracens in the European Cup final in that season. He was given a contract extension for another season, and is currently playing in both PRO14 and European Champions Cup competitions. [9] Fardy earned his third straight Pro14 dream team place when he was named to the 2019–20 Pro14 team. [10] In April 2021 Fardy announced that he would retire from rugby at the end of the season. [11]

Super Rugby and Pro14 statistics

As of 28 March 2021 [12]
SeasonTeamGamesStartsSubMinsTriesConsPensDropsPointsYelRed
2008 Force 00000000000
2012 Brumbies 1611598120001000
2013 Brumbies 141229841000500
2014 Brumbies 18180144020001020
2015 Brumbies 1818013920000020
2016 Brumbies 16160122640002000
2017 Brumbies 1515012000000010
2017/18 Leinster 22193152540002010
2018/19 Leinster 22175141750002510
2019/20 Leinster 1714310381000500 [13]
2020/21 Leinster 151147470000000 [14]
Total1731512210751190009560
Wallaby Scott Fardy and fans in 2014 Wallaby Scott Fardy and fans in 2014.jpg
Wallaby Scott Fardy and fans in 2014

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References

  1. ↑ "Scott Fardy". rugby.com.au. Australian Rugby Union . Retrieved 15 January 2014.
  2. ↑ "Scott Fardy". rugby.com.au. Australian Rugby Union. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "Scott Fardy". brumbies.com.au. ACT Brumbies. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "Scott Fardy". Rugby.com.au. Australian Rugby Union. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  5. ↑ "Fardy lands defence coach role at Connacht". 17 April 2023.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. ↑ A Real Team Effort
  7. ↑ Foreign Minister’s Commendations for FY 2022
  8. ↑ "Leinster move". leinsterrugby.ie. Leinster Rugby. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  9. ↑ "Leinster re-sign Fardy". leinsterrugby.ie. Leinster Rugby. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  10. ↑ "CAELAN DORIS NAMED GUINNESS PRO14 NEXT-GEN STAR OF THE SEASON". Leinster rugby. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  11. ↑ "Leinster's Scott Fardy to retire at end of the season". The Irish Times. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  12. ↑ "Player Statistics". its rugby. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  13. ↑ leinsterrugby.ie
  14. ↑ leinsterrugby.ie
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