Scott Staniforth

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Scott Nicholas Gelling Staniforth (born 12 December 1977 in West Wyalong) is an Australian rugby union footballer.

Scott Staniforth
Full name	Scott Nicholas Gelling Staniforth
Date of birth	12 December 1977
Place of birth	West Wyalong, New South Wales, Australia
Height	1.88 m
Weight	100 kg
Rugby union career
Position	Wing Inside Center Outside Center Fullback
Professional clubs		Caps	(points)
?? 2005-2006	Eastwood London Irish	?? 24	(??) (35)
correct as of 20 January, 2007.
Super Rugby		Caps	(points)
1997-2004 2006-present	NSW Waratahs Western Force	73 13	(160) (45)
Current local club:	Nedlands, Western Australia
correct as of 20 January, 2007.
National team(s)
1999-present	Australia	5	(20)
correct as of 20 January, 2007.
Other Information
Occupation	Professional rugby union footballer
School attended	All Saints College
Notable relatives	Tony Gelling

1 Honours
2 Senior Tours
3 Career
4 External links

[edit] 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

[edit] Senior Tours

1998 France & England,
1999 World Cup (UK),
2001 UK & Europe,
2002 Argentina, UK & Europe.

[edit] 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 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 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.