Scott Scrafton (born 18 April 1993) is a New Zealand

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player who currently plays as a lock for in the

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competition.

Early career

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.

Senior career

Although not initially named in the squad for the

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, 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

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, he played 10 times as Auckland reached the Premiership final before going down narrowly to . He continued to be a regular starter through

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, 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.

Super Rugby

After spending 2 years with their development side, Scrafton was handed a wider training group contract with the Auckland based franchise ahead of the

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. Due to strong competition from more experienced locks such as

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and

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, 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

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and Scrafton was upgraded to the Blues first team squad by coach

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. He played with Blues until 2019 and with Hurricanes from 2020 to 2022 season.

International

He was a New Zealand Schools representative in 2011 and was also a member of the

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which finished 4th in the

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in France.

Super Rugby Statistics

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Scrafton, Scott 1993 births Living people New Zealand rugby union players Rugby union locks Blues (Super Rugby) players Auckland rugby union players People educated at Saint Kentigern College Hurricanes (rugby union) players Rugby union players from Auckland Benetton Rugby players