Ali Price

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Ali Price
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Price representing Scotland during the Summer Internationals
Full nameAlistair William Price
Date of birth (1993-05-12) 12 May 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth King's Lynn, England
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight88 kg (194 lb; 13 st 12 lb)
School Wisbech Grammar School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
Current team Edinburgh
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2011–2013 Bedford Blues 5 (0)
2013 Saracens 1 (0)
2014–2023 Glasgow Warriors 130 (95)
2023– Edinburgh 11 (5)
Correct as of 16 March 2024
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2013 Scotland U20 5 (0)
2016– Scotland 66 (30)
2021 British & Irish Lions 3 (0)
2022 Scotland 'A' 1 (5)
Correct as of 16 March 2024

Alistair William Price (born 12 May 1993) is a professional rugby union player who plays as a scrum-half for United Rugby Championship club Edinburgh. Born in England, he represents Scotland at international level after qualifying on ancestry grounds.

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Early life

Price was born on 12 May 1993 in King's Lynn, Norfolk, England. He was educated at Wisbech Grammar School, a private school in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire. [1] He is eligible to play for Scotland through his Scottish mother. [2] [3] Price has extended family in Troon, South Ayrshire.

Price was drafted to Ayr in the Scottish Premiership for the 2017-18 season. [4]

Club career

Price signed for Glasgow Warriors in the 2013–14 season as part of their Elite Development Programme. As part of this deal, Price also plays for the BT Premiership side Stirling County. [5]

On 21 December 2015 Price graduated from the Scottish Rugby Academy and signed professional contract with Glasgow Warriors. [6]

Price's nickname amongst his team mates at Glasgow is "Ah-ha-li Price" in reference to another famous Norfolk resident, Alan Partridge. [7] [8]

International career

Scotland

On 26 November 2016, Price made his Scotland debut against Georgia in a 43 points to 16 win at Rugby Park, Kilmarnock. [9]

Price was selected in Scotland's 2019 Rugby World Cup squad and played in Scotland's opening Pool A match against Ireland. However he sustained a foot injury and that curtailed his World Cup experience. [10]

Price was capped by Scotland 'A' on 25 June 2022 in their match against Chile. [11]

In 2023 Price was selected in Scotland's 33 player squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France. [12]

British & Irish Lions

In May 2021, Price was selected in the 37-man squad for the British and Irish Lions tour of South Africa. [13] He became Lion #843 after taking to the field in the opening warmup match against Japan at Murrayfield. [14]

Price scored a try on his first Lions start against the Sigma Lions at Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg. [15]

After performing strongly in the tour's warm-up matches, and despite Conor Murray having previously been named tour captain, Price was selected in the starting line up for the first Test, playing for 65 minutes as the Lions won 22-17 to take a lead in the series. [16] [17] He then came off the bench for another cap in the second Test defeat, before being restored to the starting line-up for the third and decisive Test. [18] [19]

Career statistics

List of international tries

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
110 June 2017 National Stadium, Kallang, SingaporeFlag of Italy.svg  Italy 8–334–13 2017 June rugby union tests
225 November 2017 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, ScotlandFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 15–1253–24 2017 end-of-year rugby union internationals
323 February 2019 Stade de France, Paris, FranceFlag of France.svg  France 8–2010–27 2019 Six Nations Championship
46 September 2019 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, ScotlandFlag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 5–036–9 2019 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches
530 September 2023 Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille, FranceFlag of Romania.svg  Romania 12–084–0 2023 Rugby World Cup
67 October 2023 Stade de France, Paris, FranceIRFU flag.svg  Ireland 12–3614–36 2023 Rugby World Cup

as of 7 October 2023 [20]

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References

  1. ↑ "WISBECH GRAMMAR SCHOOL PAST-PUPIL ALI PRICE SIGNS CONTRACT EXTENSION WITH GLASGOW WARRIORS". Wisbech Grammar School. 22 April 2016. Archived from the original on 25 February 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  2. ↑ "Hotshots: Glasgow Warrior scrum-half Ali price". Rugby World. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "PRICE GETS IT RIGHT AFTER LONG WAIT". 26 November 2016.
  4. ↑ "Glasgow Warriors | Pro-player draft". www.glasgowwarriors.com.
  5. ↑ "Glasgow Warriors (Ali Price)". Glasgow Warriors. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  6. ↑ "Price signs professional contract". Archived from the original on 2 March 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  7. ↑ "Podcast: Episode 44 - A Prop's Salad". Scottish Rugby Blog. 11 October 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  8. ↑ "These are the brilliant 2021 Lions squad nicknames and the reasons they've been given them - Page 2 of 5". Ruck. 11 May 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  9. ↑ "MATCH REPORT - Scotland 43-16 Georgia". 26 November 2016. Archived from the original on 27 November 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  10. ↑ "Pyrgos to replace injured Price". Scottish Rugby Union.
  11. ↑ "Chile v Scotland A". Scottish Rugby Union. Archived from the original on 26 June 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  12. ↑ "Scotland squad named for Rugby World Cup 2023". Scottish Rugby Union.
  13. ↑ "British and Irish Lions 2021: Sam Simmonds in 37-man squad but Billy Vunipola misses out". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  14. ↑ "Player Numbers". British & Irish Lions. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  15. ↑ "Reaction after Adams scores four tries in British & Irish Lions victory". BBC Sport. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
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