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Ian Prior
Birth nameIan Prior
Date of birth (1990-08-21) 21 August 1990 (age 34)
Place of birthBundaberg, Queensland, Australia
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Weight83 kg (13 st 1 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-Half
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2014–2017 Perth Spirit 18 (138)
2017–2018 Harlequin F.C. 5 (0)
2018–present Western Force 48 (82)
Correct as of 22 October 2016
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
2011 Queensland Reds 6 (0)
2012–2013 Brumbies 25 (15)
2014–2017 Western Force 35 (82)
2020 Western Force 2 (13)
Correct as of 18 July 2020
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2010 Australia U20 2 (0)
2024 Zimbabwe 2 (16)

Ian Prior (born 21 August 1990) is an Australian-born Zimbabwe international rugby union player who previously played 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

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Prior played for the Australia under-20 team at the 2010 Junior World Championship in Argentina.[1]

He made his Super Rugby debut for the Reds against the Lions 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,[3] and then rejoined the Force as captain for the new World Series Rugby season in 2018.[4]

Later that year, he was also targeted as a potential player for Zimbabwe,[5] but took no part in their Africa Cup campaign.[1] Prior remained captain of the Western Force for the 2018 National Rugby Championship.[6]

He made in international debut for Zimbabwe in 2024.

Super Rugby statistics

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As of 15 July 2017 [7]
Season Team Games Starts Sub Mins Tries Cons Pens Drops Points Yel Red
2011 Reds 6 0 6 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2012 Brumbies 12 4 8 386 1 0 0 0 5 0 0
2013 Brumbies 13 2 11 347 0 5 0 0 10 0 0
2014 Force 15 8 7 715 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2015 Force 9 1 8 136 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2016 Force 13 7 6 485 0 8 6 0 34 0 0
2017 Force 13 5 8 485 0 6 12 0 48 0 0
Total 80 27 53 2678 1 19 18 0 97 0 1

References

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  1. ^ a b "International career". Its Rugby. 26 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Brumbies halfback to join Force". The Sydney Morning Herald. 24 April 2013.
  3. ^ "Ian Prior: Harlequins bring in scrum-half on short-term deal". British Broadcasting Corporation. 16 November 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  4. ^ Taylor, Nick (21 April 2018). "New captain Ian Prior excited to lead fresh Western Force culture". The West Australian. Perth. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Zimbabwe Rugby Union target Aussie rugby star". New Zimbabwe. 30 April 2018.
  6. ^ Taylor, Nick (20 August 2018). "Wallabies full-back Dane Haylett-Petty locks in Western Force return". The West Australian. Perth. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  7. ^ "Player Statistics". Its Rugby. 26 July 2016.
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