Scott Fardy (born 5 July 1984) is an

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player who last played for

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in the

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& the

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from 2019 to 2021 before retirement. His playing position is either

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or blindside flanker. He made his Brumbies debut in Week 1 of the

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against the

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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. Scott is now a professional coach with the Green Rockets side in Japan for the 2022 and 2023 seasons.

The Great East Japan Earthquake

While playing in Japan, on March 11th, 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 advise and chose to remain with the team and help locals struggling to recover from the disasters. Fardy's commitment and dedication to the local community has been greatly appreciated, and on August 10th, 2022, he was awarded Foreign Minister’s Commendations for FY 2022.

Leinster Rugby

He joined the Irish province

at the start of the 2017/18 season and achieved European Champions Cup and PRO14 winners' medals with the province that season. 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. Fardy earned his third straight

dream team place when he was named to the

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team. In April 2021 Fardy announced that he would retire from rugby at the end of the season.

Super Rugby and Pro14 statistics

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Fardy, Scott 1984 births Living people Rugby union players from Sydney Australian rugby union players Australia international rugby union players Rugby union locks Rugby union flankers ACT Brumbies players Barbarian F.C. players Leinster Rugby players Perth Spirit players Sydney (NRC team) players Western Force players Kamaishi Seawaves players