Bernard Prior
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| Full name | Bernard Prior | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 May 1934 Leeds North district | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 17 June 2012 (aged 78)[1] Oulton, West Yorkshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 5 ft 8.5 in (174 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 12 st 3 lb (77.6 kg; 171.0 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Hooker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bernard Prior (12 May 1934[2] – 17 June 2012) born in Leeds North district, was a professional rugby league footballer of the 1950s and 1960s playing at representative level for Great Britain, and Yorkshire, and at club level for Leeds, Hunslet, and Wakefield Trinity (Heritage #724), as a Hooker, i.e. number 9, during the era of contested scrums. As a child he attended Hunslet St Joseph's, and was selected for Hunslet Schools' R.L. and Yorkshire County, he died in Oulton, West Yorkshire.
Playing career
International honours
Bernard Prior won a cap for Great Britain while at Hunslet in 1966 against France.[3]
County honours
Bernard Prior represented Yorkshire while at Leeds against Cumberland at Hull in September 1959.
Championship final appearances
Bernard Prior played Hooker in Wakefield Trinity's 21-9 victory over St. Helens in the Championship final replay durignt the 1966-67 season at Station Road, Swinton on Wednesday 10 May 1967.[4]
Challenge Cup final appearances
Bernard Prior played Hooker in Leeds' 9-7 victory over Barrow in the 1957 Challenge Cup final during the 1956–57 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 11 May 1957, and Hunslet's 16-20 defeat by Wigan in the 1965 Challenge Cup final during the 1964–65 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 8 May 1965.[5]
County Cup final appearances
Bernard Prior played Hooker in Hunslet's 12-2 victory over Hull Kingston Rovers in the 1962 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1968–69 season at Headingley Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 27 October 1962, and played Hooker in the 8-17 defeat by Bradford Northern in the 1965 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1965–66 season at Headingley Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 16 October 1965.
Notable tour matches
Bernard Prior played Hooker, and scored a try in Leeds' 18-13 victory over Australia in the 1956–57 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain match at Headingley Stadium during October 1956.[1]
Club career
Bernard Prior was transferred from Leeds to Hunslet in January 1961 as part of the world record transfer fee of £13,250 for Brian Shaw (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £583,000 in 2013).[6] The deal that took Brian Shaw from Hunslet to Leeds in a cash plus player deal, that included Bernard Prior and another Leeds player, Norman Burton.
Genealogical information
Bernard Prior's marriage to Jean Miller was registered during October→December 1957 in Leeds District,[7] they had two children; Antony, and Karen L. (birth registered April→June 1961 in Leeds District), and three grandchildren; Joseph and George Prior, and Lucy McCay.
References
- ^ a b "Bernard Prior RIP". therhinos.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ Hoole, Les (2004). Wakefield Trinity RLFC - FIFTY GREAT GAMES. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-429-9
- ^ "1964-1965 Challenge Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Measuring Worth - Relative Value of UK Pounds". Measuring Worth. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ^ "Marriage details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
External links
- Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
- Hunslet mark centenary of amazing four cup season
- Bernard Prior RIP
- PRIOR Bernard : Obituary