Scott Fuglistaller
Birth name | Scott Fuglistaller | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 16 April 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Hawera, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 101 kg (15 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Scott Fuglistaller (born 16 April 1987) is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. He plays for, and captains, the Melbourne Rebels in Super Rugby[1][2] and the Melbourne Rising in the National Rugby Championship.[3] His regular playing position is openside flanker.
Early career
He played First XV rugby for Francis Douglas Memorial College in New Plymouth, and club rugby in Wellington.[citation needed]
Super Rugby
In New Zealand, Fuglistaller represented the Template:Rut Highlanders, and made his debut in 2012.
In 2011 and 2012 Fuglistaller watched the Rebels from across the ditch. Like many, he viewed the Rebels defence as lacking. However, in 2013 he was among the squad's fit young recruits expected to bring a hard edge to the Rebels defence and attack.[4]
His rivals for the openside flank were rugby league convert Jarrod Saffy and Rebels newcomer Jordy Reid.[5]
In the opening round of the 2013 Super Rugby season, Fuglistaller made his Rebels debut against the Western Force, and played for 64 minutes before being replaced by Saffy.[6] He was named to play against the ACT Brumbies the following week, and expected to face strong competition from Wallabies flanker David Pocock.[7]
In 2014, despite competition for the open side flanker position from Reid and Australian Sevens rep Sean McMahon[8] the Rebels extended Fuglistaller's contract through until the end of the 2016 Super Rugby season.[9][10]
On February 6 2015, Fuglistaller was appointed co-captain of the Rebels alongside incumbent captain Scott Higginbotham.[11][12][13]
On 7 August 2015, Fuglistaller, along with Rebels teammate Colby Fainga'a, were appointed co-captains of the Melbourne Rising for the 2015 National Rugby Championship season.[14]
Super Rugby statistics
- As of 15 June 2015
Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Mins | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red |
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2012 | Template:Rut Highlanders | 2 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2013 | Template:Rut Rebels | 16 | 15 | 1 | 1010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
2014 | Template:Rut Rebels | 15 | 14 | 1 | 891 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
2015 | Template:Rut Rebels | 13 | 7 | 6 | 457 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 46 | 36 | 10 | 2386 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 0 |
References
- ^ "Fuglistaller joins Woodward in move to Rebels". Rugby Heaven. New Zealand: Fairfax. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
- ^ "Scott Fuglistaller Player Profile". Melbourne Rebels. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
- ^ "MELBOURNE RISING NAME 2015 CO-CAPTAINS". melbournerebels.com.au. Melbourne Rebels. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
- ^ Paxinos, Stathi (3 February 2013). "Rebellious youth set to take over". Rugby Heaven. Fairfax. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- ^ Paxinos, Stathi (2 February 2013). "Saffy back to stake claim for Rebels". Rugby Heaven. Australia: Fairfax. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- ^ "Rebels vs Force in Melbourne". Match Breakdown. SA Rugby. 15 February 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
- ^ Schlink, Leo (20 February 2013). "Melbourne Rebel Scott Fuglistaller ready to take on Wallaby flanker David Pocock". Herald Sun. News. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
- ^ Watts, John (21 February 2014). "Contenders: Backrow" (Press release). Melbourne Rebels. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
- ^ "Scott Fuglistaller re-signs with Melbourne Rebels". Rugby Heaven. NZ: Fairfax. 30 April 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
- ^ Watts, John (30 April 2014). "Scott Fuglistaller Extends Rebels Contract" (Press release). Melbourne Rebels. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
- ^ "Scott Fugistaller joins Scott Higginbotham as Melbourne Rebels co-captains for Super Rugby season". ABC. ABC. 6 February 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ^ Ward, Roy (6 February 2015). "Melbourne Rebels name Scott Higginbotham and Scott Fuglistaller as co-captains". Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ^ Schlink, Leo (6 February 2015). "Scott Higginbotham and Scott Fuglistaller will share Melbourne Rebels captaincy". Fox Sports. Newscorp. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ^ "MELBOURNE RISING NAME 2015 CO-CAPTAINS". melbournerebels.com.au. Melbourne Rebels. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
External links
- Scott Fuglistaller Player Profile Melbourne Rebels
- itsrugby.co.uk profile
- Living people
- 1987 births
- New Zealand rugby union players
- Rugby union flankers
- Melbourne Rebels players
- People educated at Francis Douglas Memorial College
- Highlanders (rugby union) players
- Wellington rugby union players
- People from Hawera
- New Zealand expatriate rugby union players
- Expatriate rugby union players in Australia
- New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in Australia
- Super Rugby players
- Melbourne Rising players
- New Zealand rugby union biography stubs