Scott Staniforth
| Full name | Scott Nicholas Gelling Staniforth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 12 December 1977 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | West Wyalong, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 100 kg (15 st 10 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | All Saints College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Tony Gelling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Professional rugby union footballer |
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| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position(s) |
Wing Inside Center Outside Center Fullback |
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| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| ?? 2005–06 2009–10 |
Eastwood London Irish Yokogawa Musashino Atlastars |
?? 24 ?? |
(??) (35) (??) |
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Correct as of 20 January 2007
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| Super Rugby | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 1997–2004 2006–2010 |
NSW Waratahs Western Force |
63 43 |
(115) (55) |
| Current local club | Associates, Western Australia | ||
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Correct as of 9 June 2007
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| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 1999– 2008 t 1995 |
Australia Australian Schoolboys |
12 | (35) |
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Correct as of 20 January 2007
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Scott Nicholas Gelling Staniforth (born 12 December 1977 in West Wyalong) is an Australian rugby union footballer.
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 – Staniforth was announced as one of the young players in the 30-man World Cup Squad. Scored two tries in his Test debut against the USA at the World Cup in Limerick.
2000–01 – 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.
2003–04 – 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.
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