Scott Dureau
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Scott Dureau is an Australia
n rugby league
player who currently plays for the Catalans Dragons
in the European Super League. He previously played for the Newcastle Knights
. His position of choice is halfback. He played some of his junior footy for the Port Macquarie Sharks.
signed him on a deal that would see him playing in the lower grades. He won various awards at the club before making his debut against the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
at Bluetongue Stadium in 2007.
In July 2010, Dureau was told by Knights coach Rick Stone
, that it would be in Dureau's best interests to find a new club for 2011, after the signing of young playmaker Beau Henry
and the re-signing of Ben Rogers, plus players Jarrod Mullen
and Kurt Gidley
that also played in the halves.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n rugby league
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
player who currently plays for the Catalans Dragons
Catalans Dragons
The Catalans Dragons are a French professional rugby league club based in Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales. They currently play in the Super League, and are the only team in the competition from outside of the United Kingdom...
in the European Super League. He previously played for the Newcastle Knights
Newcastle Knights
The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. They compete in Australasia's premier rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership...
. His position of choice is halfback. He played some of his junior footy for the Port Macquarie Sharks.
Knights
As a young man, Dureau played his junior football for the Port Macquarie Sharks. In the early 2000s, the Newcastle KnightsNewcastle Knights
The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. They compete in Australasia's premier rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership...
signed him on a deal that would see him playing in the lower grades. He won various awards at the club before making his debut against the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
The Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles are an Australian professional rugby league club based on the Northern Beaches of Sydney. They compete in the National Rugby League's Telstra Premiership, the premier rugby league competition of Australasia...
at Bluetongue Stadium in 2007.
In July 2010, Dureau was told by Knights coach Rick Stone
Rick Stone
Rick Stone is a professional rugby league football coach and former player. He is currently an assistant coach to Wayne Bennett at the Newcastle Knights of the National Rugby League....
, that it would be in Dureau's best interests to find a new club for 2011, after the signing of young playmaker Beau Henry
Beau Henry
Beau Henry is a rugby league footballer for the Gold Coast Titans of the National Rugby League. He plays at five eighth and halfback.-Early career:...
and the re-signing of Ben Rogers, plus players Jarrod Mullen
Jarrod Mullen
Jarrod Stephen Mullen is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Newcastle Knights of the National Rugby League . A New South Wales State of Origin representative half, he has played his entire career to date with the Knights.Born in Singleton in Northern...
and Kurt Gidley
Kurt Gidley
Kurt Gidley is a professional Australian rugby league player and captain of the Newcastle Knights in the NRL. An Australian international and New South Wales State of Origin representative fullback he has played his entire NRL career to date with the Knights. He is the younger brother of Matthew...
that also played in the halves.