Ben Prescott
| Full name | Ben Prescott | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 31 July 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Tripoli, Libya | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 117 kg (18 st 6 lb) | ||
| School | Gordonstoun | ||
| University | Aberdeen University | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Tighthead Prop | ||
| Amateur clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | ||
| Aberdeen GSFP Blackrock College | |||
| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2001-08 2006-07 2007-08 2008-10 2010 2010 2010 2010-11 2011-12 2012-14 2014-15 |
Glasgow Warriors →Waterloo →Rotherham Titans Rotherham Titans Nottingham Leinster →Rotherham Titans Northampton Saints Nottingham Cornish Pirates London Scottish |
21 | (0) |
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| Scotland U18 | |||
Ben Prescott (born 31 July 1978 in Tripoli, Libya) is a Libyan born Scottish former rugby union player for Glasgow Warriors at the Tighthead Prop position.[1]
Amateur career
Prescott played for Aberdeen GSFP. He also played for Blackrock College RFC when based in Ireland with Leinster in 2010.[2]
Professional career
Prescott started playing for Glasgow Warriors in the 2001-02 season under Richie Dixon. His first match was the pre-season friendly against Northampton Saints where he came on as a substitute on 14 August 2001.[3]
He also played in competitive matches. His first competitive appearance was against Cardiff RFC in the Heineken Cup replacing Dave Hilton on 4 November 2001 at Hughenden Stadium.[4]
He played in the Welsh-Scottish League against Edinburgh Rugby, coming on as a temporary replacement for Steve Griffiths on the 22 February 2002[5]
He didn't play for the Warriors again till season 2004-05. He signed full time for the Warriors in 2005.[6]
The following season 2006-07 a calf injury restricted his Warriors appearances.[6] He went out on loan to Waterloo for more game time.[6] The 2007-08 season was his last as a Warrior.[6]
The 2007-08 season saw Prescott on a loan to Rotherham Titans. This move was made permanent on 23 May 2008.[6]
He left the Titans to join Nottingham RFC in May 2010.[7][8]
He then moved on to Leinster in September 2010.[7][9]
He rejoined the Titans on loan in early December 2010 when their prop Anton O'Donnell broke his ankle.[7]
That move was brief as he moved on a short term deal to Northampton Saints at the end of December 2010.[10]
He rejoined Nottingham for season 2011-12.[11]
In May 2012 he signed for the Cornish Pirates.[12] He rejected a new contract in the summer of 2014 and was released.[13]
Instead Prescott signed for London Scottish for the 2014-15 season.[2] He announced his retiral from the game in September 2015 due to a neck and shoulder injury.[14]
International career
Prescott played for Scotland U18s,[12] Scottish Universities and Scottish Students.[6]
External links
References
- ↑ "Glasgow Warriors - Ben Prescott".
- 1 2 "London Scottish FC".
- ↑ "Dixon stands by decision to rest his big-name players".
- ↑ "Glasgow Avenge Cardiff Defeat - Glasgow Warriors".
- ↑ "Glasgow Denied Victory By Last-Gasp Edinburgh Try - Glasgow Warriors".
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Glasgow Warriors - Ben Prescott".
- 1 2 3 "Prop Prescott rejoins Titans".
- ↑ "BBC Sport - Rugby Union - Nottingham sign Rotherham forward Ben Prescott".
- ↑ "Prescott on his way to Leinster". 2 September 2010.
- ↑ "BBC Sport - Rugby Union - Northampton Saints add Leinster prop Ben Prescott".
- ↑ "London Scottish FC".
- 1 2 "Ben Prescott - Prop. Cornish Pirates rugby player profile".
- ↑ "Cornish Pirates: Kyle Marriott amongst 12 players to be released". 23 May 2014 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ↑ "Ben Prescott forced to retire - The Rugby Paper".