Frank Pritchard

Infobox rugby league biography
playername = Frank Pritchard
fullname = Frank Pritchard
nickname = Franky


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country =
position = Second Row
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1983|11|3|df=yes
placeofbirth = Darlinghurst, New South Wales
countryofbirth = Australia
height = convert|189|cm|ftin|abbr=on
weight = convert|108|kg|stlb|abbr=on
club1 = leagueicon|Penrith|size=16 Penrith Panthers
year1start = 2003
year1end = present
appearances1 = 104
tries1 = 26
goals1 = 0
fieldgoals1 = 0
points1 = 104
teamA = leagueicon|New Zealand Kiwis|16New Zealand
yearAstart = 2005
yearAend = present
appearancesA = 13
triesA = 1
goalsA = 0
fieldgoalsA = 0
pointsA = 4
updated = 14:40, 8 September 2008 (UTC)
source =

Frank Pritchard (born 3 November 1983 in Darlinghurst, New South Wales) is an Australian professional rugby league player. He currently plays for the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League (NRL) competition. His primary position is in the second-row.

Pritchard made his first grade debut on 3 May 2003 (round 8) against the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles. He was first selected to represent New Zealand in 2005. He told The Sydney Morning Herald about how he wanted to spend more time with his family. As well as saying that he also said that he will most probably retire in the year 2008.Frank Pritchard will have surgery at the end of the 2008 season

He has been named in the New Zealand training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.cite web|url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12196_3949034,00.html|title=Kiwis select Sonny Bill|publisher=Sky Sports|date=2008-08-08|accessdate=2008-08-08]

Tri-Nations 2006 Final

Frank Pritchard was a part of the Kiwis Squad who lost to the Australians 16-12 in extra time. He scored one try, his first international points.

Controversy

On February 17, 2007, just prior to the 2007 NRL season, Frank and his brother Tom Pritchard were involved in an incident during the night time in the Liverpool area. His brother reportedly received four knife wounds, including one to the pulmonary artery. Frank was also injured after being stabbed in the hand which led to him having an operation the afternoon after the attack. [ [http://www.smh.com.au/news/Sport/NZs-Pritchard-free-to-play-in-Test/2007/04/16/1176696754416.html Sydney Morning Herald, 16 April, 2007 Story: "NZ's Pritchard free to play in Test"] ]

ee also

*List of Rugby league incidents

References

External links

* [http://penrith.panthers.com.au/default.aspx?id=49 Penrith Panthers profile]
* [http://rugbyleagueproject.com/players/Frank_Pritchard.html Frank Pritchard at the "Rugby League Project"]
* [http://www.nrl.com.au/Clubs/Panthers/PanthersPlayerProfile/tabid/256/playerid/243/Default.aspx Frank Pritchard at "NRL.com"]