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Scott Fardy
Birth nameScott Fardy
Date of birth (1984-07-05) 5 July 1984 (age 40)
Place of birthSydney, Australia
Height198 cm (6 ft 6 in)[1]
Weight112 kg (17 st 9 lb)[2][3]
SchoolNewbridge College
UniversityDublin City University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock, Blindside Flanker
Current team Leinster
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2009-2012 Kamaishi Seawaves 29 (75)
Correct as of 10 April 2021
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (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
Years Team Apps (Points)
2008 Western Force 0 (0)
2012–2017 Brumbies 97 (45)
Correct as of 21 July 2017
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2013–2016 Australia 39 (0)
Correct as of 19 November 2016
Coaching career
Years Team
2023–present Connacht Rugby (Defence Coach)

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.

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

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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

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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

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As of 28 March 2021[12]
Season Team Games Starts Sub Mins Tries Cons Pens Drops Points Yel Red
2008 Force 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2012 Brumbies 16 11 5 981 2 0 0 0 10 0 0
2013 Brumbies 14 12 2 984 1 0 0 0 5 0 0
2014 Brumbies 18 18 0 1440 2 0 0 0 10 2 0
2015 Brumbies 18 18 0 1392 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2016 Brumbies 16 16 0 1226 4 0 0 0 20 0 0
2017 Brumbies 15 15 0 1200 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2017/18 Leinster 22 19 3 1525 4 0 0 0 20 1 0
2018/19 Leinster 22 17 5 1417 5 0 0 0 25 1 0
2019/20 Leinster 17 14 3 1038 1 0 0 0 5 0 0[13]
2020/21 Leinster 15 11 4 747 0 0 0 0 0 0 0[14]
Total 173 151 22 10751 19 0 0 0 95 6 0
Wallaby Scott Fardy and fans in 2014

References

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  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.
  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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