| Scott Scrafton | |
| Birth Date: | 18 April 1993 |
| Birth Place: | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Height: | 2000NaN0 |
| Weight: | 1180NaN0 |
| School: | St. Kentigern College |
| Position: | Lock |
| Currentclub: | Benetton |
| Years1: | 2014–2021 |
| Clubs1: | Auckland |
| Apps1: | 41 |
| Points1: | 5 |
| Years2: | 2016–2019 |
| Clubs2: | Blues |
| Apps2: | 23 |
| Points2: | 20 |
| Years3: | 2020–2022 |
| Clubs3: | Hurricanes |
| Apps3: | 27 |
| Points3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2022– |
| Clubs4: | Benetton |
| Apps4: | 9 |
| Points4: | 0 |
| Repyears1: | 2013 |
| Repteam1: | New Zealand U20 |
| Repcaps1: | 4 |
| Reppoints1: | 5 |
| Repyears2: | 2020 |
| Repteam2: | North Island |
| Repcaps2: | 1 |
| Reppoints2: | 0 |
| Clubupdate: | 31 Dec 2022 |
| Repupdate: | 5 June 2022 |
Scott Scrafton (born 18 April 1993) is a New Zealand rugby union player who currently plays as a lock for in the United Rugby Championship competition.[1] [2]
Scrafton completed 5 years at Kelston boys' High School, later attended Saint Kentigern College, one of Auckland's premier rugby schools and helped them to win the Auckland senior college final in 2011. Additionally after building a reputation for himself in the Auckland club scene, he spent 2 years with the development team.
Although not initially named in the squad for the 2014 ITM Cup, Scrafton did manage to work his way into the senior team that year, making 2 substitute appearances with his debut coming in a match against the . A full squad member in 2015, he played 10 times as Auckland reached the Premiership final before going down narrowly to . He continued to be a regular starter through 2016, playing in all 10 of Auckland's games during a disappointing season for them which culminated in a 5th place finish on the Premiership log. He played with until 2021 season.[3] [1]
After spending 2 years with their development side, Scrafton was handed a wider training group contract with the Auckland based franchise ahead of the 2016 Super Rugby season. Due to strong competition from more experienced locks such as Josh Bekhuis and Patrick Tuipulotu, he was limited to just one substitute appearance against the . Bekhuis' subsequent departure for France at the end of the season, opened up a spot on the roster for 2017 and Scrafton was upgraded to the Blues first team squad by coach Tana Umaga. He played with Blues until 2019 and with Hurricanes from 2020 to 2022 season.[1] [4] [5]
He was a New Zealand Schools representative in 2011 and was also a member of the New Zealand Under 20 team which finished 4th in the 2013 IRB Junior World Championship in France.[6]
| Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Mins | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||