Scott Barton
| Full name | Scott Andrew Barton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 24 February 1977 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Scott Andrew Barton (born 24 February 1977) is an Australian former professional rugby union player.
Rugby career
[edit]A winger, Barton scored the title sealing try for the Queensland Reds in the 2000 Ricoh Championship final against the ACT Brumbies.[1] He was forced out by the Reds at the end of the 2001 season after the club signed Wendell Sailor.[2]
Barton continued his career at the Brumbies and featured once during the 2002 Super 12 season, against the Sharks in Canberra. He represented Australia in rugby sevens at that year's Commonwealth Games in Manchester.[3]
Personal life
[edit]In 1998, Barton escaped uninjured from a helicopter crash near the Queensland town of Alpha.[4]
Barton is a property developer by profession.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Dashing winger arrives late to break Brumbies". The Sydney Morning Herald. 7 June 2000.
- ^ "Barton sealed out". The Sydney Morning Herald. 31 October 2001.
- ^ "Australia show class". BBC News. 3 August 2002.
- ^ "Rolleston mourns a local legend". The Morning Bulletin. The Courier-Mail. 11 November 2010.
- ^ "Scott Barton lists his brand new Grange family home". Domain. 15 July 2021.
Categories:
- 1977 births
- Living people
- Australian rugby union players
- Australia international rugby sevens players
- Queensland rugby union team players
- ACT Brumbies players
- Bay of Plenty rugby union players
- Australian expatriate rugby union players in New Zealand
- Rugby union players from Queensland
- Rugby union wings
- World Games silver medalists for Australia
- World Games medalists in rugby sevens
- Competitors at the 2001 World Games
- Rugby sevens players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games rugby sevens players for Australia