Ali Price Explained

Ali Price
Fullname:Alistair William Price
Birth Date:12 May 1993
Birth Place:King's Lynn, England
Height:1.780NaN0
Weight:880NaN0
School:Wisbech Grammar School
Position:Scrum-half
Currentclub:Edinburgh
Years1:2011–2013
Clubs1:Bedford Blues
Apps1:5
Points1:0
Years2:2013
Clubs2:Saracens
Apps2:1
Points2:0
Years3:2014–2023
Clubs3:Glasgow Warriors
Apps3:128
Points3:95
Years4:2023–
Clubs4:Edinburgh
Apps4:11
Points4:5
Repyears1:2013
Repteam1:Scotland U20
Repcaps1:5
Reppoints1:0
Repyears2:2016–
Repteam2:Scotland
Repcaps2:66
Reppoints2:30
Repyears3:2021
Repteam3:British & Irish Lions
Repcaps3:4
Reppoints3:0
Repyears4:2022
Repteam4:Scotland 'A'
Repcaps4:1
Reppoints4:5
Clubupdate:16 March 2024
Repupdate: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.

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

|-|style="text-align:center;"|1|10 June 2017|National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore||style="text-align:center;"|8–3||2017 June rugby union tests|-|style="text-align:center;"|2|25 November 2017|Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland||style="text-align:center;"|15–12||2017 end-of-year rugby union internationals|-|style="text-align:center;"|3|23 February 2019|Stade de France, Paris, France||style="text-align:center;"|8–20||2019 Six Nations Championship|-|style="text-align:center;"|4|6 September 2019|Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland||style="text-align:center;"|5–0||2019 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches|-|style="text-align:center;"|5|30 September 2023|Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille, France||style="text-align:center;"|12–0||2023 Rugby World Cup|-|style="text-align:center;"|6|7 October 2023|Stade de France, Paris, France||style="text-align:center;"|12–36||2023 Rugby World Cup|}[20]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: WISBECH GRAMMAR SCHOOL PAST-PUPIL ALI PRICE SIGNS CONTRACT EXTENSION WITH GLASGOW WARRIORS. Wisbech Grammar School. 25 February 2017. 22 April 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20170225210135/http://www.wisbechgrammar.com/uncategorised/wisbech-grammar-school-past-pupil-ali-price-signs-contract-extension-with-glasgow-warriors/. 25 February 2017. dead.
  2. Web site: Hotshots: Glasgow Warrior scrum-half Ali price. Rugby World. 20 June 2015.
  3. Web site: PRICE GETS IT RIGHT AFTER LONG WAIT. 26 November 2016.
  4. Web site: Glasgow Warriors | Pro-player draft. www.glasgowwarriors.com.
  5. Web site: Glasgow Warriors (Ali Price). Glasgow Warriors. 20 June 2015.
  6. Web site: Price signs professional contract. 23 December 2015. 2 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190302024856/http://www.glasgowwarriors.org/news/15/12/21/price-signs-professional-contract. dead.
  7. Web site: 2018-10-11. Podcast: Episode 44 - A Prop's Salad. 2021-10-28. Scottish Rugby Blog. en-GB.
  8. Web site: 2021-05-11. These are the brilliant 2021 Lions squad nicknames and the reasons they’ve been given them - Page 2 of 5. 2021-10-28. Ruck. en-GB.
  9. Web site: MATCH REPORT - Scotland 43-16 Georgia. 26 November 2016. 27 November 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161127141539/http://thescotlandteam.com/2016/11/26/match-report-scotland-43-16-georgia/. 27 November 2016. dead.
  10. Web site: Pyrgos to replace injured Price. Scottish Rugby Union.
  11. Web site: Chile v Scotland A. Scottish Rugby Union. 26 June 2022. 26 June 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220626063956/https://www.scottishrugby.org/fixtures-and-results/internationals/2021-22/summer-tour-2022/25jun/chile-v-scotland-a. dead.
  12. Web site: Scotland squad named for Rugby World Cup 2023 . Scottish Rugby Union.
  13. Web site: British and Irish Lions 2021: Sam Simmonds in 37-man squad but Billy Vunipola misses out . BBC Sport . 6 May 2021.
  14. Web site: Player Numbers. 2021-10-28. British & Irish Lions. en-GB.
  15. News: 2021-07-02. Reaction after Adams scores four tries in British & Irish Lions victory. en-GB. BBC Sport. 2021-10-28.
  16. News: Jones to captain Lions in first Test. en-GB. BBC Sport. 2021-10-28.
  17. News: Lions fight back to clinch series opener. en-GB. BBC Sport. 2021-10-28.
  18. News: 2021-07-30. Relive South Africa v Lions second Test. en-GB. BBC Sport. 2021-10-28.
  19. News: Lions suffer agonising late series loss. en-GB. BBC Sport. 2021-10-28.
  20. Web site: LIONS V JAPAN UPDATE . Lions Rugby . 26 March 2024.