Scott Staniforth Profile

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Scott Staniforth

Name: Scott Staniforth
Position: Wing, Fullback, Centre
Height: 188cm
Weight: 99kg
Date of Birth: 12/12/1977
Club Eastwood: (NSW), Nedlands (WA)
Super 14 Team: NSW Waratahs 1997 - 2003, Western Force 2006
Super 12/14 Points: 160 (32t)
Super 12/14 Caps: 73
Tests: 1999 - US* (2t). 2002 - Ire, It (2t), SA3 (rep)
Test Points: 20 (4t)
Test Caps: 4
Test Debut: 1999 v USA, Limerick World Cup
Honours: Australian Schoolboys 1995, Australian Under 19s 1996, Australian Under 21s 1997, Australia A 2001-2002, Australian Wallabies 1999 - 2002.
Senior Tours: 1998 France & England, 1999 World Cup (UK), 2001 UK & Europe, 2002 Argentina, UK & Europe.

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 backrower Tony 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 - Scored two tries in his Test debut against the USA at the World Cup in Limmerick.
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, Western Force Player of the year and equal runner up for Super 14 player of the series and is back in the Wallabies squad!!!!!!

[Shaun]

4 test caps- 4 tries... pretty good!

[James]

There is someone in the Waratahs Europe touring squad with the last name Staniforth, any relation?

[Darren]

That'd be his brother, Nigel - plays for Sydney Uni and is a hopeful for the Waratahs Academy next year, otherwise if the tahs let him go, he may come play for the Force too

I believe there is still another Staniforth lad playing in France at the moment

[Shaun]

I say bring his bro in!

[Darren]

He's a Fullback ....

Uni Profile: http://www.sydneyunirugby.com.au/2006/player.php?id=373

[Moses]

nah we're holding onto Nigel....