Kevin Prior

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Kevin Prior
Personal information
Full nameKevin Prior
Born (1980-06-09) 9 June 1980 (age 44)
Lae, Papua New Guinea
Height197 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Weight104 kg (16 st 5 lb)
Playing information
Position Prop, Second-row
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2007–08 Papua New Guinea 41004
Source: [1]

Kevin Prior (born 9 June 1980) is a Papua New Guinean rugby league footballer who plays as a prop or second-row forward for Wentworthville in the A Grade Sydney Competition, he is also captain. He also plays for Wentworthville in the Jim Beam Cup. He has also played for the Papua New Guinea national rugby league team in 2007 and played for All Whites (now Brothers) in the Toowoomba Rugby League competition. Standing at 197 cm and weighing 104 kg. [1]

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Background

Kevin Prior was born in Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea.

Playing career

He made his International debut for PNG in 2007 against Wales coming off the bench. He also featured for PNG in their final Pool match against Australia in Townsville in the 2008 World Cup.

He has been named in the Papua New Guinea training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup. [2]

He has been named in the PNG squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  2. ↑ "PNG name preliminary squad". RLWC.com. 1 August 2008. Archived from the original on 10 April 2010. Retrieved 6 August 2008.
  3. ↑ "Wilshere handed Kumuls captaincy". BBC. 14 October 2008. Retrieved 14 October 2008.


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