Luke Scott (born 12 September 1974) is an Australian former

rugby league Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 112 ...

footballer who played for the

North Queensland Cowboys The North Queensland Cowboys is an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Townsville, the largest town in North Queensland. They compete in Australia's premier rugby league competition, the National Rugby League (NRL). Sinc ...

in the

NRL The National Rugby League (NRL) is an Australasian rugby league club competition which contains clubs from New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, the Australian Capital Territory and New Zealand. The NRL formed in 1998 as a joint partnership ...

. He primarily played .

Playing career

A Lismore Workers junior, Scott attended Trinity Catholic College from here Scott represented NSWCCCC in their undefeated tour of NZ in 1992, before joining the

Souths Magpies The Souths Logan Magpies, more commonly referred to by their former names Southern Suburbs Magpies, or South Brisbane Magpies, or often simply referred to as Souths, are a rugby league football club based in the southern suburbs of Brisbane, Au ...

in the

Queensland Cup The Queensland Cup, currently known as the Hostplus Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the highest-level regional rugby league football competition in Queensland, Australia. It is run by the Queensland Rugby League (QRL) and is contested by four ...

. While playing for Souths, Scott signed with the

. In Round 6 of the 1997 Super League season, Scott made his first grade debut in the Cowboys' 16–42 loss to the

Brisbane Broncos The Brisbane Broncos Rugby League Football Club Ltd., commonly referred to as the Broncos, is an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Brisbane, Queensland. Founded in April 1987, the Broncos play in Australia's elite com ...

. In his debut season with the club he played 12 games, scoring three tries. Scott also played in all 6 world club challenge games that year including the WCC tour of the UK. In 1998, Scott’s season was cut short by a shoulder injury and he played 10 games. In 1999, Scott joined the

Redcliffe Dolphins The Redcliffe Dolphins are a semi-professional rugby league club based in Redcliffe, Queensland, Redcliffe, Queensland, Australia. Founded in 1947, they were accepted into the Brisbane Rugby League premiership (rugby league competition), Brisba ...

. In his five years with the Dolphins, Scott played in four

Grand Finals, winning in 2000 and 2002, in which he captained the side. Scott represented Queensland residents on 4 occasions and captioned the side in 2002 while playing for the Dolphins. Scott finished his Queensland Cup career having played 129 games, scoring 36 tries. After leaving the Dolphins, Scott returned to Lismore, playing for the Marist Brothers Rams. In 2015, he was named the QRL's Queensland Cup 20th anniversary team.

Statistics

Super League/NRL

: ''Statistics are correct to the end of the 1998 season''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Scott, Luke 1974 births Living people Australian rugby league players North Queensland Cowboys players Souths Logan Magpies players Redcliffe Dolphins players Rugby league second-rows Place of birth missing (living people)