Curtis Scott was born on 12 October 1997 and is an Australian Professional Boxer and former professional rugby league footballer who last played in 2021, as a centre for the Canberra Raiders in the NRL.
27 Facts About Curtis Scott
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Curtis Scott previously played for the Melbourne Storm and Canberra Raiders in the National Rugby League and has played at representative level for the Prime Minister's XIII.
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Curtis Scott was educated at Endeavour Sports High School, Caringbah and represented 2015 Australian Schoolboys.
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In 2015, Scott captained the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks' S G Ball Cup team to the premiership.
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In 2016, Curtis Scott played for Melbourne's Queensland Cup team, Sunshine Coast Falcons.
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Curtis Scott had his Melbourne Storm jersey presented to him by Melbourne Storm coach Craig Bellamy.
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In October, Curtis Scott was part of the Melbourne Storm's premiership winning team against the North Queensland Cowboys in the 2017 NRL Grand Final.
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In round 11, Curtis Scott was sent off the field for punching Manly Warringah Sea Eagles player Dylan Walker, Curtis Scott being the first player in the last three years to be sent off.
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On 7 October, Curtis Scott earned his first representative jersey as he was named in the Australian side for the 2019 Rugby League World Cup 9s.
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Later that day, Curtis Scott was named at Centre for the U23 Australian squad.
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On 29 November, Curtis Scott signed a contract to join Canberra until the end of the 2023 season.
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Curtis Scott was released by Melbourne despite having two years remaining on his contract.
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Curtis Scott missed large chunks of the 2020 season due to both indifferent form and injury, with his 2020 campaign ultimately ending when he hurt his right leg against Canterbury-Bankstown in round 16.
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Curtis Scott injured his hand during the incident but the matter was not reported to the police and was dealt with privately.
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Curtis Scott had a professional boxing match against Barry Hall who he knocked out within 90 seconds.
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On 27 January 2020, Curtis Scott was arrested in Sydney's Moore Park after police were called to the area by security personnel.
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Police alleged that when they arrived at the scene, Curtis Scott pushed one officer away and punched the other officer in the face.
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Curtis Scott was tasered and pepper-sprayed while still on the ground and then taken to the Sydney Police Centre in Surry Hills, where he was charged with six offences including two counts of assaulting an officer in the execution of duty, behaving in an offensive or indecent manner and remaining on trust lands after a request to leave.
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The incident came only days after Curtis Scott had been interviewed by Fox Sports where he stated he signed for Canberra to "stay out of the Sydney rat-race and the Sydney fishbowl".
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On 31 January 2020, Curtis Scott entered not guilty pleas to all six charges at Downing Centre Local Court.
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On 3 March 2020, Curtis Scott was cleared by the NRL to play in round one of the 2020 NRL season after they declared he would not be subject to the league's no-fault stand down policy.
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On 9 September 2020, five allegations made against Curtis Scott were dropped by police after bodycam footage showed him asleep and not resisting arrest.
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Curtis Scott pleaded guilty however to two charges of offensive behaviour.
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On 6 June 2021, it was revealed that Curtis Scott was alleged to have been involved in a fight at a Canberra nightclub.
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Curtis Scott was reportedly forced to leave the club but police were not involved and he was not charged.
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On 13 July 2021, Curtis Scott was given a backdated three-game ban and fined $15,000 for bringing the game into disrepute in relation to the fight.
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On 5 January 2022, Curtis Scott was arrested when he was walking around a Sydney Golf course.