Neil Pringle

Neil Pringle

Personal information
Full name	Neil Pringle
Born	1952
Playing information
Position	Lock Forward
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1972–74 Newtown Jets 64 18 0 0 54 1975–82 Balmain Tigers 107 28 0 0 84 Total 171 46 0 0 138 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1972 NSW Firsts 1 0 0 0 0 1974 NSW City Firsts 1 0 0 0 0
Source: RLP & Whiticker/Hudson

Neil Pringle (born 1952) was an Australian rugby league player from the 1970s.

Career

Neil Pringle was a Newtown junior that was graded from their Presidents Cup team as a 15-year-old in 1967. He was playing first grade as a 20-year-old, and stayed with the Newtown Jets until the end of the 1974 NSWRFL season. He moved to the Balmain Tigers in 1975 and stayed there until his retirement from Sydney football at the conclusion of the 1982 season. During his Balmain Tigers years, Pringle is remembered for his brilliant combination with the international and fellow Balmian forward, Brian Lockwood.

Neil Pringle finished his career as captain-coach of Cessnock.