Name Bernard Prior Height 1.74 m | Positions Hooker | |
Died June 17, 2012, Oulton, United Kingdom | ||
A Tribute To Bernard Prior Before Leeds Rhinos vs Wakefield Wildcats 18/06/2012 HD
Bernard Prior (12 May 1934 – 17 June 2012) born in Leeds North district, was a professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s, and 1960s, playing at representative level for Great Britain, and Yorkshire, and at club level for Leeds, Hunslet, and Wakefield Trinity (Heritage № 724), as a hooker, i.e. number 9, during the era of contested scrums. As a child he attended Hunslet St Joseph's, and was selected for Hunslet Schools' R.L. and Yorkshire County, he died in Oulton, West Yorkshire.
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- A Tribute To Bernard Prior Before Leeds Rhinos vs Wakefield Wildcats 18062012 HD
- International honours
- County honours
- Championship Final appearances
- Challenge Cup Final appearances
- County Cup Final appearances
- Notable tour matches
- Club career
- Genealogical information
- References
International honours
Bernard Prior won a cap for Great Britain while at Hunslet in 1966 against France.
County honours
Bernard Prior represented Yorkshire while at Leeds against Cumberland at Hull in September 1959.
Championship Final appearances
Bernard Prior played hooker in Wakefield Trinity's 21-9 victory over St. Helens in the Championship Final replay during the 1966–67 season at Station Road, Swinton on Wednesday 10 May 1967.
Challenge Cup Final appearances
Bernard Prior played hooker in Leeds' 9-7 victory over Barrow in the 1957 Challenge Cup Final during the 1956–57 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 11 May 1957, in front of a crowd of 76,318, and played hooker in Hunslet's 16-20 defeat by Wigan in the 1965 Challenge Cup Final during the 1964–65 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 8 May 1965, in front of a crowd of 89,016.
County Cup Final appearances
Bernard Prior played hooker in Hunslet's 12-2 victory over Hull Kingston Rovers in the 1962 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1968–69 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 27 October 1962, and played hooker in the 8-17 defeat by Bradford Northern in the 1965 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1965–66 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 16 October 1965.
Notable tour matches
Bernard Prior played hooker, and scored a try in Leeds' 18-13 victory over Australia in the 1956–57 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain match at Headingley Rugby Stadium during October 1956.
Club career
Bernard Prior was transferred from Leeds to Hunslet in January 1961 as part of the world record transfer fee of £13,250 for Brian Shaw (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £583,000 in 2013). The deal that took Brian Shaw from Hunslet to Leeds in a cash plus player deal, that included Bernard Prior and another Leeds player, Norman Burton.
Genealogical information
Bernard Prior's marriage to Jean (née Miller) was registered during October→December 1957 in Leeds District, they had two children; Antony D. Prior (birth registered October→December 1958 (age 58–59) in Leeds district), and Karen L. Prior (birth registered April→June 1961 (age 55–56) in Leeds district), and three grandchildren; Joseph, and George Prior, and Lucy McCay.