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Scott Roskell (born 20 April 1969) is an Australian former professional
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footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He played rugby union for
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, and rugby league for the London Crusaders ( Heritage No. 221), as a or . Roskell joined London Crusaders in August 1992. The club was later renamed to London Broncos, and Roskell went on to play for the club in the first two seasons of the
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. He left the club in 1997, and switched to rugby union to play for
London Welsh London Welsh Rugby Football Club ( cy, Clwb Rygbi Cymry Llundain) was a rugby union club formed in 1885. Based in Old Deer Park, Richmond-upon-Thames, London Welsh RFC played in the English Premiership in the 2012–13 and 2014–15 seasons, ...
. Roskell scored 86 tries for the Broncos – a club record until it was broken in 2012 by
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. In 2014, Roskell was an inaugural inductee to the London Broncos' Hall of Fame.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Roskell, Scott 1969 births Living people Australian rugby league players Australian rugby union players London Broncos players London Welsh RFC players Rugby league wingers Rugby union centres Place of birth missing (living people)