Paul Prescott (born 1 January 1986) is a former Ireland international[4] rugby league footballer. He played for the Wigan Warriors in the Super League.
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| Born | 1 January 1986 Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 16 st 5 lb (104 kg) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Prop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He won the 2010 Grand Final, the 2011 Challenge Cup and 2011 and 2012 League Leaders' Shields.
He retired from the game on 4 July 2013 due to a recurring back injury.
Background
editPrescott was born in Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire, England.
Playing career
edit2000s
editPrescott 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. Prescott was given a 2-year full-time contract with Wigan in August 2004. He went on to make 3 appearances in 2004.
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.
Chairman Maurice Lindsay commented: "Bryn Hargreaves, 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."
Prescott 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 when a collision with one of his team mates, Bryan Fletcher, caused a detached retina. However he did make his comeback later that year.
Prescott was loaned out to National League One side Leigh at the end of 2006 to allow Wigan to free up salary cap money and complete the signing of Bradford Bulls prop Stuart Fielden. He finished his loan in September 2006 and return to Wigan. In 2007 Prescott managed to establish himself in the Wigan side making 21 appearances scoring 1 try.
Prescott played for the Ireland national rugby league team in 2007, helping them qualify for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.
2010s
editIn 2010 Prescott helped Wigan Warriors win the League Leaders' Shield.
He played in the 2010 Super League Grand Final victory over St. Helens at Old Trafford.[5]
He played in the 2011 Challenge Cup Final victory over the Leeds Rhinos at Wembley Stadium.[6][7]
Retirement
editPrescott was forced to announce early retirement from rugby league on 4 July 2013 due to a recurring back problem.[8]
Football
editIn 2013, Prescott joined the Premier League as Performance Systems Project Manager.
References
edit- ^ "Wigan Warriiors Player Profile Paul Prescott". web page. wiganwarriors.com. Archived from the original on 14 March 2011. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
- ^ "Player Summary: Paul Prescott". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- ^ RLP
- ^ "White Eyes a Green Jersey". RLWC08.com. 21 July 2008. Retrieved 30 July 2008.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Wilson, Andy (2 October 2010). "Wigan turn St Helens into sinners with Super League Grand Final win". guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
- ^ Scott, Ged (27 August 2011). "Leeds 18-28 Wigan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
- ^ Wilson, Andy (27 August 2011). "Leeds Rhinos 18-28 Wigan Warriors – Challenge Cup final match report". The Guardian. London.
- ^ "Paul Prescott: Wigan Warriors prop forced to retire through injury". BBC Sport. 4 July 2013. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
External links
edit- (archived by web.archive.org) Official Paul Prescott Profile
- Paul Prescott Wigan Career Page on the Wigan RL Fansite.