CURRY Scott

New Zealand

Rugby Sevens

Date of Birth: 17 May 1988

Age: 33

Gender: Male

Height (m/ft): 1.94/6'4''

Place of birth: ROTORUA

Birth Country:

New Zealand

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Rugby Sevens	Men NZL New Zealand	2

Schedule

Change

Location	Event	Status
Tokyo Stadium	Men's Pool A #M03 NZL New Zealand 50 KOR Republic of Korea 5	Finished
Tokyo Stadium	Men's Pool A #M09 NZL New Zealand 35 ARG Argentina 14	Finished
Tokyo Stadium	Men's Pool A #M16 NZL New Zealand 14 AUS Australia 12	Finished
Tokyo Stadium	Men's Quarter-final #M21 NZL New Zealand 21 CAN Canada 10	Finished
Tokyo Stadium	Men's Semi-final #M30 NZL New Zealand 29 GBR Great Britain 7	Finished
Tokyo Stadium	Men's Gold Medal Match #M34 NZL New Zealand 12 FIJ Fiji 27	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Olympic Games

Rank	Event	Year	Location
5	Men	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA

Rugby World Cup Sevens

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Men	2018	San Francisco, CA, USA

World Rugby Sevens Series

Rank	Event	Year
1	Men	2020
3	Men	2019
3	Men	2018
4	Men	2016/2017

World Rugby Sevens Series - Australia

Rank	Event	Year	Location
3	Men	2017	Sydney, NSW, AUS
5	Men	2020	Sydney, NSW, AUS
5	Men	2018	Sydney, NSW, AUS

World Rugby Sevens Series - Canada

Rank	Event	Year	Location
5	Men	2017	Vancouver, BC, CAN
7	Men	2018	Vancouver, BC, CAN

World Rugby Sevens Series - Dubai

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Men	2018	Dubai, UAE
2	Men	2019	Dubai, UAE
2	Men	2017	Dubai, UAE
7	Men	2016	Dubai, UAE

World Rugby Sevens Series - England

Rank	Event	Year	Location
5	Men	2019	London, GBR
5	Men	2018	London, GBR

World Rugby Sevens Series - France

Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Men	2019	Paris, FRA
3	Men	2018	Paris, FRA

World Rugby Sevens Series - Hong Kong

Rank	Event	Year	Location
6	Men	2019	Hong Kong, CHN

World Rugby Sevens Series - New Zealand

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Men	2020	Hamilton, NZL
3	Men	2019	Hamilton, NZL
4	Men	2018	Hamilton, NZL
6	Men	2017	Wellington, NZL

World Rugby Sevens Series - Singapore

Rank	Event	Year	Location
6	Men	2019	Singapore, SIN

World Rugby Sevens Series - South Africa

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Men	2019	Cape Town, RSA
1	Men	2017	Cape Town, RSA
3	Men	2016	Cape Town, RSA

World Rugby Sevens Series - USA

Rank	Event	Year	Location
5	Men	2018	Las Vegas, NV, USA

Hobbies:

Playing golf, playing piano and guitar. (olympics.com, 01 Nov 2018)

Occupation:

Athlete

Education:

Physical Education, Science, Teaching - Massey University, Palmerston North, NZL

Languages spoken:

English

Coach:

Clark Laidlaw [national], SCO

Position style:

Forward (allblacks.com, 06 May 2021)

Other sports:

He has played rugby union [15-a-side] for Manawatu and Bay of Plenty in New Zealand. (allblacks.com, 06 May 2021; stuff.co.nz, 07 Jul 2014)

Debut:

2010 for New Zealand, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (allblacks.com, 06 May 2021)

Injuries:

In December 2015 he dislocated his shoulder as well as damaging ligaments in his shoulder at the 2015 Dubai Sevens tournament. He underwent surgery and returned in time for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (stuff.co.nz, 10 Dec 2015; herald.co.nz, 15 Dec 2015; SportsDeskOnline, 22 Jul 2021)

He suffered a hamstring injury during the 2015 Central Coast Sevens in Australia. (worldrugby.org, 18 Nov 2015)

In June 2013 he fractured a bone in his hand during training. The injury forced him to miss the 2013 World Cup in Moscow, Russian Federation. (ur7s.com, 20 Jun 2013)

Start:

He began playing rugby in Rotorua, New Zealand. (allblacks.com, 13 May 2015)

Ambition:

To win a gold medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (insidethegames.biz, 09 Jun 2020; olympics.com, 01 Nov 2018)

Hero:

New Zealand rugby union player Jeff Wilson. (olympics.com, 01 Nov 2018)

Influence:

His parents. (allblacks.com, 13 May 2015)

Award:

He was named in the 2020 World Series Dream Team by World Rugby. (world.rugby, 16 Sep 2020)

He was named Player of the Final at the 2018 World Cup in San Francisco, CA, United States of America. (insidethegames.biz, 09 Jun 2020)

He was received the 2015 Richard Crawshaw Memorial All Blacks Sevens Player of the Year Award at the New Zealand Rugby Awards. (herald.co.nz, 15 Dec 2015)

He received the 2014 Sevens Player of the Year award from the New Zealand Rugby Players' Association [NZRPA]. (taniwha.co.nz, 09 Feb 2015)

He was named in the 2014 International Rugby Board [IRB] Sevens Dream Team. (nzherald.co.nz, 22 Nov 2014)

General Interest

General
RETIREMENT PLANS
He initially planned to retire from rugby sevens in 2020 but decided to postpone his retirement plans due to the one-year postponement of the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. "With any sort of pinnacle event like that [Olympic Games] you reassess where you're at and you reassess the future. But you definitely want to be involved in it and I know all the guys here are really keen to be involved. The Olympics are the pinnacle of our sport. To be able to just compete in the Olympic Games is a huge honour, but to be able to go over and hopefully win a gold medal would be massive." (insidethegames.biz, 09 Jun 2020; olympics.com, 01 Nov 2018)

FURTHER EDUCATION
After he graduated with a bachelor's degree in exercise physiology from Massey University in New Zealand in 2009, he studied for a diploma in secondary teaching, science and physical education at the same university between 2010 and 2011. He is a trained science teacher. (LinkedIn profile, 01 Jan 2020; olympics.com, 01 Nov 2018)

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Legend

:: Silver Medal
:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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