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Scott Fardy

スコット・ファーディー　/　すこっと・ふぁーでぃー

Rugby union player from Australia

July 5, 1984 (age 41)　・　Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

New South Wales
rugby union player

My Take

What strikes me about Scott Fardy is the late-career reinvention. A 198cm Australian lock who only really broke through with the Brumbies in 2012, then closed things out at Leinster in the Pro14 and Champions Cup before retiring in 2021. I find the lock-to-blindside-flanker versatility telling: he was the kind of unglamorous engine-room forward that coaches quietly build packs around. Crossing hemispheres to finish in Ireland rather than fading at home reads, to me, like someone who wanted to keep being useful, not just collect caps. A grafter's career, and I respect that more than highlight reels.

Overview

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.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Scott Fardy
Name (Japanese): スコット・ファーディー
Reading: すこっと・ふぁーでぃー
Born: July 5, 1984 (age 41)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Cancer / Rat
Origin: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Blood type: Private
Height: 198 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: rugby union player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

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6. Links

Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/scottfardy/
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B9%E3%82%B3%E3%83%83%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%83%BC%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BC

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