Scott Gourley

Referee Career

Vital Statistics

Full Name
Scott Robert Gourley
Born
Thursday, 18th July, 1968
Current Age
55 years and 255 days
Place Of Birth
Hornsby, New South Wales, Australia

Known Family Links

Father
Robin Gourley

Biography

The son of former St George prop Robin Gourley captained the Australian RU Schoolboys on the 1986 tour of NZ before touring England, Ireland and Scotland with the Wallabies in 1988. Scott Gourley, who joined Eastwood RU club from his hometown of Narrabri, played in five RU Tests before switching codes to play for his father's former club. Gourley took time to find his feet in the new code but the lanky forward improved his work-rate and quietly developed his talent for off-loading the ball to his supports. Chosen for the tour of Papua New Guinea at the end of 1991, he made his only Test appearance as a reserve in the First Test. Gourley was easily St George's best player in the club’s 1992 grand final loss to Brisbane. Continually taking the ball up, off-loading a dream pass that resulted in Ricky Walford's try and scoring a try in the dying minutes, he was unlucky not to have gained a place in Australia's World Cup squad that year. Gourley made his State of Origin debut as a reserve in 1993 but he was relatively quiet in St George's 14-6 grand final loss to Brisbane. Subsequent seasons were injury-ridden but disappointing by his standards. Signing with Easts for two seasons, he recaptured his best form but retired at the end of the 1998 to pursue his business career.
- ALAN WHITICKER

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  • Dave
    05/05/2023

    Question: I was told by a friend that Scott has Irish an indigenous heritage is that right he is brown skin darker after pre season lol.. Does someone know? I'd love to know myself. I loved watching him play, I just watched a City vs Country game he played in with Daley Simons ma game.. Thanking you..

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Contributions: Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, AJ Lucantonio, Shawn Dollin, Alan Katzmann, Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash, Max Turner, Steven Russo, Bill Bates

Sources: ARL Rugby League Yearbook 1996, NRL Rugby League Yearbook 1999, ARL Rugby League Yearbook 1997, NRL Rugby League Yearbook 1998, NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1990-91, NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1991-92, NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1992-93, NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1994, ARL Rugby League Yearbook 1995