Wally Prigg
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Wally Prigg (born 1908 and died 1980) was an Australian rugby league player. His position of choice was as a lock forward.
[edit] Football
Wally Prigg was one of the greatest forwards in the history of rugby league. He spent his whole career as a Newcastle Wests and a Central Charleston player and he became the first New South Wales country based player to captain the Australian national rugby league team. He made his first appearance for New South Wales at the age of 20. Between 1929-39 he made 32 appearances for New South Wales, which was a record number at the time. He scored 12 tries or 36 points for New South Wales. During his career he revolutionized the position of lock forward. His game was based around short passing and close support play. He played 19 Tests for the Kangaroos between 1929-38. He scored a total of 4 tries or 12 points for Australia. He toured with the Kangaroos on their tour of New Zealand in 1935 and their tour of England in 1936. He was selected as captain of the Kangaroos side between 1937-38. He was the first man to be picked for three Kangaroos tours. His leadership style and skills were respected by English fans. His final test match for Australia was the first match ever between Australia and France.
[edit] Australian Rugby League Hall of Fame
Wally Prigg died in 1980 at the age of 71. He was inducted into the Australian Rugby League Hall of Fame in 2003.
