Scott Roskell

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Scott Roskell
Personal information
Born (1969-04-25) 25 April 1969 (age 54)
Australia
Playing information
Rugby league
Position Wing
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1992–97 London Crusaders 1448600344
Rugby union
Position Centre
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1997–01 London Welsh 693700185
Source: [1] [2] [3]

Scott Roskell (born 20 April 1969) is an Australian former professional rugby union and rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He played rugby union for London Welsh, and rugby league for the London Crusaders (Heritage No. 221), as a wing or centre. [4]

Roskell joined London Crusaders in August 1992. [5] The club was later renamed to London Broncos, and Roskell went on to play for the club in the first two seasons of the Super League. He left the club in 1997, and switched to rugby union to play for London Welsh.

Roskell scored 86 tries for the Broncos – a club record until it was broken in 2012 by Luke Dorn. [6]

In 2014, Roskell was an inaugural inductee to the London Broncos' Hall of Fame. [5]

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