Will Pryce
English rugby league player
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| Full name | William Pryce | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (2002-12-05) 5 December 2002 (age 21) Bradford, Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 92 kg (14 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Fullback, Five-eighth, Halfback | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 5 December 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Will Pryce (born 5 December 2002) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a fullback, stand-off and scrum-half for the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League and the England Knights at international level. He previously played for the Huddersfield Giants in the Super League.
Background
Pryce is of Jamaican descent and is the son of former England and Great Britain international Leon Pryce.[2] His uncle Karl Pryce, and distant relations Waine Pryce and Steve Pryce are former professional rugby league footballers, as was Geoff Pryce.[3][4]
He played his junior rugby league for Siddal, has played for England at youth level[5] and is a product of the Giants Academy system.
Playing career
2021
In 2021, he made his Super League début for Huddersfield against the Catalans Dragons.[6]
2022
In round 6 of the 2022 Super League season, Pryce was sent off for a dangerous tackle in Huddersfield's 14-6 loss against Hull F.C. Pryce was subsequently suspended for ten matches.[7]
In December, it was announced that Pryce had signed a two-year contract with the Newcastle Knights in the NRL, starting in 2024.[8][9]
2023
Pryce played 17 matches with Huddersfield in the 2023 Super League season as the club finished ninth on the table and missed the playoffs.[10]
References
- ^ "Will Pryce - Career Stats & Summary". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
- ^ Ex-Saint Leon Pryce's son Will to make Super League debut
- ^ "Waine Pryce signs a deal with York City Knights". yorkpress.co.uk. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ "The RFL pays tribute to Geoff Pryce". www.rugby-league.com.
- ^ "THE SON OF GB STAR LEON PRYCE IS SET TO TAKE CENTRE STAGE IN ENGLAND ACADEMY TEST!". GRM SPORT | GRASSROOTS MULTI-MEDIA.
- ^ "Super League: Huddersfield Giants v Catalans Dragons". BBC.
- ^ "Super League: Huddersfield Giants' Will Pryce suspended for 10 games by RFL after red card". www.skysports.com.
- ^ "Knights announce English signings". Newcastle Knights. 5 December 2022.
- ^ "Kai Pearce-Paul & Will Pryce to join NRL side Newcastle Knights after 2023 season". www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Ian Watson explains why Huddersfield Giants underperformed in Super League 2023". www.totalrl.com.
External links
- Newcastle Knights profile
- SL profile
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Newcastle Knights – current squad
- Armstrong
- Best
- Brailey
- Bryan
- Cartwright
- Cogger
- Croker
- Crossland
- Elliott
- Frizell
- Gagai
- Gamble
- Hastings
- Hetherington
- Jenkins
- B.Jones
- R.Jones
- Lucas
- Mapapalangi
- Martin
- Marzhew
- Pearce-Paul
- Ponga (c)
- Pryce
- D. Saifiti
- J. Saifiti
- Sharpe
- Thompson
- Tuala
- Cant
- Herring
- Moceidreke
- Myers
- Su'a
