Ian Prior (rugby union) explained

Ian Prior
Birth Name:Ian Prior
Birth Date:21 August 1990
Birth Place:Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia
Weight:83kg (183lb)
Ru Position:Scrum-Half
Years1:2014–2017
Years2:2017–2018
Years3:2018–present
Clubs1:Perth Spirit
Clubs2:Harlequin F.C.
Clubs3:Western Force
Apps1:18
Apps2:5
Apps3:48
Points1:138
Points2:0
Points3:82
Ru Clubupdate:22 October 2016
Superyears1:2011
Superyears2:2012–2013
Superyears3:2014–2017
Superyears4:2020
Super1:Queensland Reds
Super2:Brumbies
Super3:Western Force
Super4:Western Force
Superapps1:6
Superapps2:25
Superapps3:35
Superapps4:2
Superpoints1:0
Superpoints2:15
Superpoints3:82
Superpoints4:13
Super14update:18 July 2020
Repyears1:2010
Repcaps1:2
Reppoints1:0

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.

Rugby union career

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

He made his Super Rugby debut for the against the 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, and then rejoined the Force as captain for the new World Series Rugby season in 2018.

Later that year, he was also targeted as a potential player for Zimbabwe,[3] but took no part in their Africa Cup campaign.[1] Prior remained captain of the Western Force for the 2018 National Rugby Championship.

Super Rugby statistics

Season Team Games Starts Sub Mins Tries Cons Pens Drops Points Yel Red GamesStartSubMin T C PGDG Pts YCRC-->
20116 0 6 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
201212 4 8 386 1 0 0 0 5 0 0
201313 2 11 347 0 5 0 0 10 0 0
2014Force15 8 7 715 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2015Force9 1 8 136 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2016Force13 7 6 485 0 8 6 0 34 0 0
2017Force13 5 8 485 0 6 12 0 48 0 0
Total80 27 53 2678 1 19 18 0 97 0 1

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: International career. Its Rugby. 26 July 2016.
  2. News: Brumbies halfback to join Force . The Sydney Morning Herald. 24 April 2013 .
  3. News: Zimbabwe Rugby Union target Aussie rugby star. New Zimbabwe. 30 April 2018.