Date of birth | (1994-11-12)12 November 1994 (age 30) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Perth, Western Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 103 kg (16 st 3 lb; 227 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | The University of Western Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Ted Whitten (great uncle) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Harry Scoble (born 12 November 1994) is anAustralianrugby union footballer who currently plays as ahooker for theForce in the internationalSuper Rugby competition.[1] Domestically, he turns out forPerth Spirit in theNational Rugby Championship.[2][3]
Initially Scoble hailing from anAFL supporting family, Scoble was initially interested in playing AFL as a youngster, however by the age of 9 he had switched to rugby union and started making his way up through the grades playing for The University of Western Australia in his nativeWestern Australia. He represented both Western Australia and Australia at schoolboy and under-20 level as well as being a member of the Future Force program before being selected as a member of the Perth Spirit squad ahead of the inauguralNational Rugby Championship in2014.[1]
After 2 years of consistent performances in the NRC, Scoble was named as part of theWestern Force's wider training group ahead of the2016 Super Rugby season. Injuries to first choice hookersNathan Charles andHeath Tessmann saw Scoble thrust into the limelight as the franchise's starting number 2 for the second half of the campaign. In total he earned 8 caps, 7 of which were from the start and scored 2 tries including one on debut against theWaratahs.[1]
Scoble represented Australia atschoolboy level in 2011 and was a member of theAustralia under-20 side which competed in the2014 IRB Junior World Championship inNew Zealand.[3]
Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Mins | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red |
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2016 | Force | 8 | 7 | 1 | 532 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 8 | 7 | 1 | 532 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |