1. Beau Scott was born on 15 May 1984 and is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s in the National Rugby League.
29 Facts About Beau Scott
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Beau Scott played for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, St George Illawarra Dragons, the Newcastle Knights and the Parramatta Eels.
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Beau Scott played his junior football for the Picton Magpies before being signed by the St George Illawarra Dragons.
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Beau Scott played for the Dragons' lower grade teams before being signed by the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks.
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Beau Scott played for the Sharks' Premier League reserve-grade team in 2006.
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In Round 22 of the 2005 NRL season Scott made NRL debut for the Sharks against the Melbourne Storm.
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Beau Scott scored on debut and was reported for contrary conduct against Cameron Smith, though he would be found not guilty at the tribunal the following week.
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Beau Scott played 5 games that year before becoming a regular starter in 2006.
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Beau Scott was ruled out for the 2010 match after being named as 18th man for Australia.
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Beau Scott was selected for New South Wales in Game 2 of the 2010 State of Origin series.
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Beau Scott's debut was subject to media-wide publicity, as he was the subject of a racial controversy involving their assistant coach Andrew Johns.
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Johns had allegedly made a racial comment in reference to Queensland centre Greg Inglis, while talking to Beau Scott about tackling him, which triggered teammate Timana Tahu's exit from the New South Wales camp.
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Beau Scott played in the Dragons' 2010 NRL Grand Final-winning team defeating the Sydney Roosters, starting in the second-row.
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Beau Scott played in the 2011 World Club Challenge-winning team against the Wigan Warriors.
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In 2011, Beau Scott was selected as 18th man for Australia in the 2011 ANZAC Test to play New Zealand.
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Beau Scott was selected for 2 games of the 2011 State of Origin series.
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Beau Scott made his debut for the Kangaroos in November against Wales in the 2011 Four Nations tournament.
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On 9 March 2012, Beau Scott signed a four-year contract with the Newcastle Knights starting in 2013 to rejoin former Dragons coach Wayne Bennett.
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Beau Scott played in Game 3 of the 2012 State of Origin series after Glenn Stewart was ruled out.
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Beau Scott commenced playing for the Newcastle Knights in the 2013 NRL season.
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On 6 August 2014, Beau Scott extended his contract with the Knights from the end of 2016 to the end of 2017.
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Beau Scott scored his sole international try against New Zealand in Round 1.
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On 13 February 2015, Beau Scott captained the NRL All Stars against the Indigenous All Stars in the 2015 All Stars match.
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On 20 April 2015, Beau Scott signed a three-year contract with the Parramatta Eels starting in 2016.
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On 20 June 2017, it was announced that Beau Scott would be ruled out for the season with a bicep injury.
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On 1 September 2017, Beau Scott made a shock return to the Parramatta side to play against South Sydney, it was initially thought he would be out for the rest of the season.
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Scans confirmed that Beau Scott had ruptured his left anterior cruciate ligament, ruling him out for the remainder of the season.
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On 27 June 2018, Beau Scott announced his retirement from rugby league.
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Beau Scott spoke to the media saying "I feel privileged to have played the great game of rugby league professionally for the past 14 years and I'm grateful for the opportunities and experiences that have come with it, I would like to thank all of the players, coaches and support staff who I have been associated with throughout my career and I'd like to acknowledge and thank all the fans and members who have supported me over such a long period".