Ian Prior (rugby union)

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Ian Prior
Birth nameIan Prior
Date of birth (1990-08-21) 21 August 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Weight83 kg (13 st 1 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-Half
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2014–2017
2017–2018
2018–present		 Perth Spirit
Harlequin F.C.
Western Force 		18
5
48		 (138)
(0)
(82)
Correct as of 22 October 2016
Super Rugby
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2011
2012–2013
2014–2017
2020		 Queensland Reds
Brumbies
Western Force
Western Force 		6
25
35
2		 (0)
(15)
(82)
(13)
Correct as of 18 July 2020
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2010 Australia U20 2 (0)

Ian Prior (born 21 August 1990) is an Australian professional rugby union player who currently plays for the Western Force in Super Rugby AU and Super Rugby Trans-Tasman. He previously played for the Force, Reds and Brumbies teams in Australia at Super Rugby level, as well as for English club Harlequins. Prior's usual position is scrum-half but he can also play fly-half.

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Rugby union career

Prior played for the Australia under-20 team at the 2010 Junior World Championship in Argentina. [1]

He made his Super Rugby debut for the Reds against the Lions in Johannesburg during the 2011 Super Rugby season. Prior moved to Canberra prior to the start of the 2012, where he signed a two-year deal to play for the Brumbies.

He joined the Perth-based Western Force ahead of the 2014 Super Rugby season. [2] After the removal of the Force from the Super Rugby competition in the latter half of 2017, Prior signed a short-term deal to play for English club Harlequins, [3] and then rejoined the Force as captain for the new World Series Rugby season in 2018. [4]

Later that year, he was also targeted as a potential player for Zimbabwe, [5] but took no part in their Africa Cup campaign. [1] Prior remained captain of the Western Force for the 2018 National Rugby Championship. [6]

Super Rugby statistics

As of 15 July 2017  [7]
SeasonTeamGamesStartsSubMinsTriesConsPensDropsPointsYelRed
2011 Reds 606440000000
2012 Brumbies 12483861000500
2013 Brumbies 1321134705001000
2014 Force 15877150000000
2015 Force 9181360000001
2016 Force 137648508603400
2017 Force 1358485061204800
Total80275326781191809701

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References

  1. 1 2 "International career". Its Rugby. 26 July 2016.
  2. ↑ "Brumbies halfback to join Force". The Sydney Morning Herald . 24 April 2013.
  3. ↑ "Ian Prior: Harlequins bring in scrum-half on short-term deal". British Broadcasting Corporation. 16 November 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  4. ↑ Taylor, Nick (21 April 2018). "New captain Ian Prior excited to lead fresh Western Force culture". The West Australian. Perth. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  5. ↑ "Zimbabwe Rugby Union target Aussie rugby star". New Zimbabwe. 30 April 2018.
  6. ↑ Taylor, Nick (20 August 2018). "Wallabies full-back Dane Haylett-Petty locks in Western Force return". The West Australian. Perth. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  7. ↑ "Player Statistics". Its Rugby. 26 July 2016.
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