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Scott Fardy: A lock from the 'Old School'

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Two-year deal a dream come true for Fardy

Chris Dutton

April 30, 2012

Scott Fardy wants to repay Jake White for giving him his Super Rugby opportunity and is determined not to let the ACT Brumbies down after signing a new two-year deal.
Fardy ended a career of uncertainty by agreeing to his first multi-year deal to remain with the Brumbies until at least the end of the 2014 season.
It caps off a stunning rise from rugby obscurity to the Brumbies starting XV.
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There was a time not long ago when Fardy thought his professional rugby dream was over. But in just six months he has been promoted from the extended player squad to a full-time contract.
Before joining the Brumbies, Fardy was playing in Japan not knowing if he would get a chance to play Super Rugby.
''I probably considered ending trying to be a professional rugby player and I was going to give it one more year in Japan and then come home,'' Fardy said.
''I don't know what I would be doing after rugby but thankfully it didn't get to that.
''There were some serious times where I thought I wouldn't get to Super Rugby so it's a relief to get a crack.
''I think we're building something here, Jake gave me my shot and I've said to my agent I want to stay here.
''The goal was to come back and get a two-year contract, I've never had one before and I've always been year-to-year.''
Fardy has performed so well in his debut campaign that White described him as epitomising everything he wanted in a player.
Few can doubt Fardy's hunger.
Since joining the Brumbies squad he has been one of the most hard-working players and has impressed so much he has been a regular in the starting XV.
His ability to play lock and blindside flanker makes him a valuable asset to White and he adds aggression to the young forward pack.
The 27-year-old is one of the oldest rookies in Super Rugby.
Forwards coach Laurie Fisher described him as an ''unfashionable footballer'' but said his desperate desire to do well made him one of the squad's strongest players.
''He's certainly not technically the best footballer around, but he's very fit and a scrapper,'' Fisher said.
''He's in there competing, hard to shift, and he's in every contest.
''He's got good balance, he's an unfashionable footballer, but he gets the job done.''

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I rate Scott Fardy very highly and have done so since he put in an immense effort against the Queensland Reds in Round 2. He ran hard, hit hard and worked hard and has done the same every time has run out onto the paddock since then. Does anyone else feel he should be included in the Wallabies squad in June? Why/why not?
 
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John Thornett (49)
Just can't see him in a wallaby jersey this year, still alot of players ahead of him currently (Horwill, Sharpe, Pyle, Jones, Douglas, Carter, Timani)
 
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Geoff Shaw (53)
Great player, great to have around at any Super club.

Probably not Wallaby material though unless it's as a 6. He's just probably not tall enough to play 2nd row at international level and there are better 6 options. MAYBE he could handy off the bench if you play 2 monstrous locks in the starting XV and put him on to change it up.
 
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Do you prefer playing six or lock? Have you ever played in any other positions? If so, which ones and how much experience do you have in each?
 
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en_force_er

Geoff Shaw (53)
Do you feel like your time in Japan benefited your career? What would you say to other borderline Super rugby players considering going to Japan?
 
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Syd Malcolm (24)
What are your feelings concerning the 'allocation' of Brumbies to the Canberra competition, and how else can the Brumbies improve links with the local players?
 
The Red Baron

The Red Baron

Chilla Wilson (44)
Have you ever considered plaiting your beard? or,

In what areas do you feel the Brumbies coaching setup has helped you with your game?
 
The Red Baron

The Red Baron

Chilla Wilson (44)
So we aren't going to be able to find out which Beard treatment products Fardy recommends? Talk about being ripped off........
 
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John Eales (66)
Well done Scott Fardy. It's good to see a bloke of his age getting a full contract in Super Rugby - something like a Van Humphries Mark II - (and, by the bye: when Van was at the Tahs, he was the oldest Oz rookie of the year we have had - what chance for Fardo?)

As Gandalf said: he is a scrapper as well as an old fashioned footballer. Not many rugby players get by in pro rugby without a lot of technical ability (though he is quite good in the lineout at the club level), but if you add another ingredient: a burning desire to do well in his chosen profession, it can be enough.

There aren't enough of these blokes in Super teams; you don't want too many of them but you should have some.

I've seen him run around for a few years now with my local team, The Rats, and when he got a gig in the Force stable years ago I said that he wouldn't set the world on fire if he got a game, but if they wanted somebody to jump out of the trenches in a rugby way, and dish it out, he would not let them down.

I said something similar when he got the EPS gig with the Brumbies.

He hasn't let them down has he?
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Peter Fenwicke (45)
Fair play to Fardy for sticking with it when many others might have just decided to quit and do something else. Ever team needs to have some players who do the hard graft for little praise. That type of player is performing best when no one really notices them. They're the ones that allow the flashier players to be noticed.

However because of being that type of player they can easily be missed by academy systems that are on the look out for the flash players. Couple that with maybe blooming in their 20s rather than their teens and the systems as they are can miss a lot of players like this. It then becomes a test of nerve, is the player willing to keep toiling away hoping to be discovered or will they give up. Most players of this ilk aren't lucky enough to be picked up if they haven't been spotted by their early 20s and end up drifting out of the game.

If I could ask Scott a question it would be. What do you think the ARU (or any Union for that matter) can do better to make sure players like himself don't fall through the net?
 
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