Scott Fardy

{{short description|Australian rugby union player|bot=PearBOT 5}}

{{Infobox rugby biography

| name = Scott Fardy

| image = Scott Fardy 2014 cropped.jpg

| birth_name = Scott Fardy

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|7|5|df=y}}

| height = {{convert|198|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}{{cite web|title=Scott Fardy|url=http://www.rugby.com.au/wallabies/TheTeam/WallabiesProfiles/ProfilePage/tabid/1513/playerid/58/Default.aspx|work=rugby.com.au|publisher=Australian Rugby Union|access-date=15 January 2014}}

| weight = {{convert|112|kg|stlb|abbr=on}}{{cite web|title=Scott Fardy|url=http://www.rugby.com.au/wallabies/TheTeam/WallabiesProfilePage.aspx?pid=1478|website=rugby.com.au|publisher=Australian Rugby Union|access-date=14 August 2015}}{{cite web|title=Scott Fardy|url=http://www.brumbies.com.au/Team/PlayerDetail.aspx?pid=161|website=brumbies.com.au|publisher=ACT Brumbies|access-date=14 August 2015}}

| ru_currentteam = Leinster

| ru_currentposition = Lock, Blindside Flanker

| ru_position = Lock, Blindside Flanker

| provinceyears1 = 2007

| provinceyears2 = 2016

| provinceyears3 = 2017–2021

| province1 = Perth Spirit

| province2 = Sydney Rays

| province3 = Leinster Rugby

| provinceapps1 = 4

| provinceapps2 = 1

| provinceapps3 = 78

| provincepoints1 = 0

| provincepoints2 = 0

| provincepoints3 = 50

| ru_provinceupdate = 17 September 2016

| superyears1 = 2008

| superyears2 = 2012–2017

| super1 = Western Force

| super2 = Brumbies

| superapps1 = 0

| superapps2 = 97

| superpoints1 = 0

| superpoints2 = 45

| super14update = 21 July 2017

| years1 = 2009-2012

| clubs1 = Kamaishi Seawaves

| apps1 = 29

| points1 = 75

| ru_clubupdate = 10 April 2021

| repyears1 = 2013–2016

| repteam1 = Australia

| repcaps1 = 39

| reppoints1 = 0

| ru_ntupdate = 19 November 2016

| coachyears1 = 2023–present

| coachteams1 = Connacht Rugby (Defence Coach)

| spouse =

| children =

| relatives =

| school = Newbridge College

| university = Dublin City University

}}

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. 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.{{cite web|title=Scott Fardy|url=http://www.rugby.com.au/wallabies/TheTeam/WallabiesProfilePage.aspx?pid=13|website=Rugby.com.au|publisher=Australian Rugby Union|access-date=20 September 2015}}

Scott is now a professional coach with the Green Rockets side in Japan for the 2022 and 2023 seasons. On 17 April 2023, it was announced by Connacht Rugby that Fardy had signed on as a defence coach on a 2-year deal, beginning with the 2023/2024 season.{{Cite web |date=2023-04-17 |title=Fardy lands defence coach role at Connacht |url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/2023/0417/1377418-fardy-lands-defence-coach-role-at-connacht/ |language=en}}

The Great East Japan Earthquake

While playing in Japan, on March 11, 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 advice and chose to remain with the team and help locals struggling to recover from the disasters.[https://www.gov-online.go.jp/eng/publicity/book/hlj/html/201105/201105_02.html A Real Team Effort] Fardy's commitment and dedication to the local community has been greatly appreciated, and on August 10, 2022, he was awarded Foreign Minister’s Commendations for FY 2022.[https://www.mofa.go.jp/press/release/press6e_000390.html Foreign Minister’s Commendations for FY 2022]

Leinster Rugby

He joined the Irish province Leinster at the start of the 2017/18 season and achieved European Champions Cup and PRO14 winners' medals with the province that season.{{cite web|title=Leinster move|url=http://www.leinsterrugby.ie/australian-forward-scott-fardy-signs-for-leinster/|website=leinsterrugby.ie|publisher=Leinster Rugby|access-date=24 May 2017}}

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.{{cite web|title=Leinster re-sign Fardy|url=https://www.leinsterrugby.ie/scott-fardy-signs-leinster-rugby//|website=leinsterrugby.ie|publisher=Leinster Rugby|access-date=8 January 2020}} Fardy earned his third straight Pro14 dream team place when he was named to the 2019–20 Pro14 team.{{cite web |title=CAELAN DORIS NAMED GUINNESS PRO14 NEXT-GEN STAR OF THE SEASON |url=https://www.leinsterrugby.ie/caelan-doris-guinness-pro14-next-gen-star/ |website=Leinster rugby |access-date=9 September 2020}} In April 2021 Fardy announced that he would retire from rugby at the end of the season.{{cite web |title=Leinster's Scott Fardy to retire at end of the season |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/leinster-s-scott-fardy-to-retire-at-end-of-the-season-1.4538501 |website=The Irish Times |access-date=15 April 2021}}

Super Rugby and Pro14 statistics

{{updated|28 March 2021}}{{cite web | url=http://www.itsrugby.co.uk/player_10107.html | title=Player Statistics | work=its rugby | access-date=8 January 2020}}

Season	Team	Games	Starts	Sub	Mins	Tries	Cons	Pens	Drops	Points	Yel	Red
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; line-height:90%; font-size:95%; width:60%;"
2008	{{Rut\|Force}}	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2012	{{Rut\|Brumbies}}	16	11	5	981	2	0	0	0	10	0	0
2013	{{Rut\|Brumbies}}	14	12	2	984	1	0	0	0	5	0	0
2014	{{Rut\|Brumbies}}	18	18	0	1440	2	0	0	0	10	2	0
2015	{{Rut\|Brumbies}}	18	18	0	1392	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
2016	{{Rut\|Brumbies}}	16	16	0	1226	4	0	0	0	20	0	0
2017	{{Rut\|Brumbies}}	15	15	0	1200	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2017/18	{{Rut\|Leinster}}	22	19	3	1525	4	0	0	0	20	1	0
2018/19	{{Rut\|Leinster}}	22	17	5	1417	5	0	0	0	25	1	0
2019/20	{{Rut\|Leinster}}	17	14	3	1038	1	0	0	0	5	0	0leinsterrugby.ie
2020/21	{{Rut\|Leinster}}	15	11	4	747	0	0	0	0	0	0	0leinsterrugby.ie
colspan="2" \|Total \|\| 173 \|\| 151 \|\| 22 \|\| 10751 \|\| 19 \|\| 0 \|\| 0 \|\| 0 \|\| 95 \|\| 6 \|\| 0