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Nigel Staniforth (born 19 June 1981) is an Australian former professional rugby union player.

Raised in West Wyalong, Staniforth is the youngest son of New South Wales Country winger Peter and a nephew of Wallabies loose forward Tony Gelling. He was one of four rugby playing brothers, consisting of Wallaby Scott, national rugby sevens player Graydon and New South Wales under-19s representative Mitchell, who is the eldest.

Staniforth attended All Saints' College, Bathurst, where he was first XV captain, and toured Europe with the Australian Schools side at the end of 1998, under the captaincy of David Lyons.

A fullback, Staniforth played for Sydney University in the Shute Shield. He earned state representative honours in 2006, played in New Zealand for Counties Manukau the following year, then competed with French club US Bressane in the 2008–09 Rugby Pro D2 season. Retiring in 2022, Staniforth finished his career at the Orange Emus.

References

1. "'I was lucky': Emus start returns after another battle with cancer". Daily Liberal. 20 August 2020.
2. "Three brothers pack down for finals but only one may hold the trophy". The Sydney Morning Herald. 15 August 2001.
3. "The year the brave Saints overcame tragedy to go marching in". The Sydney Morning Herald. 1 October 1999.
4. "Captain, leader, legend: Staniforth bows out as one of the all-time great Emus". Central Western Daily. 7 September 2022.

• 1981 births
• Living people
• Australian rugby union players
• Rugby union fullbacks
• Rugby union players from New South Wales
• New South Wales rugby union team players
• Counties Manukau rugby union players
• Australian expatriate rugby union players in New Zealand
• Union Sportive Bressane players
• Australian expatriate rugby union players in France
• Sydney University Football Club players
• People from the Riverina