Paul Prescott

Paul Prescott

Personal information
Full name	Paul James Prescott
Nickname	Precky, Prezza, Mute
Born	1 January 1986 (1986-01-01) Wigan, Greater Manchester, England
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	104 kg (16 st 5 lb)
Playing information
Position	Prop
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2004–	Wigan Warriors	44	1	0	0	4
2006	Leigh Centurions (loan)
	Total	44	1	0	0	4
As of 21 April 2009
Source: RLP

Paul Prescott (born 1 January 1986) is an English rugby league player. He plays prop for the Wigan Warriors. Paul is also known in celebrity circles for being the son of former UK deputy prime-minister and now lifelong Labour peer, John Prescott. Paul himself has shown much interest in following his father into the political world when his Rugby League career comes to an end, and has states on repeated occasions that he has designs on competing for the seat of Wigan East - the constituency in which he was born and raised - when this time comes.

Wigan Warriors career

Paul Prescott played in the Wigan academy setup in 2003 and 2004. His amateur club had been ince rose bridge. He was called into the first team squad in July 2004 after an injury crisis left Wigan with no fit senior prop forwards. This was Prescott’s début from the bench against Castleford Tigers. Prescott was given a 2-year full-time contract with the Warriors in August 2004. He went on to make 3 appearances in 2004.

Chairman Maurice Lindsay commented: "Bryn Hargreavess and Paul Prescott have signed for a further two years, and as they are two of the best front row prospects in the country it gives us added satisfaction that they have all come through our Junior Development Scheme."

Pescott suffered a serious knee injury in June 2005 which kept him out of action for a year, he received treatment from specialist doctors at the National Centre for Sports Injury Surgery in Oswestry, Shropshire. He made his return in 2006 but after just four matches he was injured again in a Challenge Cup match with Wakefield Trinity Wildcats when a collision with one of his team mates, Bryan Fletcher, caused a detached retina. However he did make his comeback later that year.

In 2007 Prescott managed to establish himself in the Wigan side making 21 appearances scoring 1 try.

In 2008 Prescott earnt himself a place in the 2008 Ireland World Cup Squad with some impressive performances in the first team making 8 appearances from the bench and 2 starting.

Leigh Centurions career

Prescott was loaned out to National League 1 side Leigh Centurions at the end of 2006 to allow Wigan to free up salary cap money and complete the signing of Bradford Bulls prop Stuart Fielden.

Representative career

He is an Irish international.

Prescott was selected for the Lancashire squad in the 2004 Academy Origin Series and was also selected for the England Academy U-18s tour to Australia but later had to withdraw. He finished his loan in September 2006 and return to Wigan.

He has been named in the Ireland training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.

External links

• Official Paul Prescott Profile
• Paul Prescott Wigan Career Page on the Wigan RL Fansite.