# Scott Barton

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| full_name      = Scott Andrew Barton
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'''Scott Andrew Barton''' (born 24 February 1977) is an Australian former professional [rugby union](/source/rugby_union) player.

==Rugby career==
A winger, Barton scored the title sealing try for the [Queensland Reds](/source/Queensland_Reds) in the [2000 Ricoh Championship](/source/Australian_Provincial_Championship) final against the ACT Brumbies.<ref>{{cite news |title=Dashing winger arrives late to break Brumbies |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/119726594 |work=[The Sydney Morning Herald](/source/The_Sydney_Morning_Herald) |date=7 June 2000}}</ref> He was forced out by the Reds at the end of the 2001 season after the club signed [Wendell Sailor](/source/Wendell_Sailor).<ref>{{cite news |title=Barton sealed out |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/121730203 |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=31 October 2001}}</ref>

Barton continued his career at the Brumbies and featured once during the [2002 Super 12 season](/source/2002_Super_12_season), against the Sharks in Canberra. He represented Australia in [rugby sevens](/source/rugby_sevens) at that year's [Commonwealth Games](/source/2002_Commonwealth_Games) in Manchester.<ref>{{cite news |title=Australia show class |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/commonwealthgames2002/hi/rugby_7s/newsid_2169000/2169081.stm |work=[BBC News](/source/BBC_News) |date=3 August 2002}}</ref>

==Personal life==
In 1998, Barton escaped uninjured from a helicopter crash near the Queensland town of [Alpha](/source/Alpha%2C_Queensland).<ref>{{cite news |title=Rolleston mourns a local legend |url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/rockhampton/rolleston-mourns-a-local-legend/news-story/0327eb2287cab9d5eae70a07724116af |work=[The Morning Bulletin](/source/The_Morning_Bulletin) |publisher=[The Courier-Mail](/source/The_Courier-Mail) |date=11 November 2010}}</ref>

Barton is a property developer by profession.<ref>{{cite news |title=Scott Barton lists his brand new Grange family home |url=https://www.domain.com.au/news/scott-barton-lists-his-brand-new-grange-queenslander-1072369/ |work=[Domain](/source/Domain_Group) |date=15 July 2021}}</ref>

==See also==
*[List of ACT Brumbies players](/source/List_of_ACT_Brumbies_players)

==References==
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Category:1977 births
Category:Living people
Category:Australian rugby union players
Category:Australia international rugby sevens players
Category:Queensland rugby union team players
Category:ACT Brumbies players
Category:Bay of Plenty rugby union players
Category:Australian expatriate rugby union players in New Zealand
Category:Rugby union players from Queensland
Category:Rugby union wings
Category:World Games silver medalists for Australia
Category:World Games medalists in rugby sevens
Category:Competitors at the 2001 World Games
Category:Rugby sevens players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
Category:Commonwealth Games rugby sevens players for Australia

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