Name Kaysa Pritchard Date joined 2013 Weight 80 kg | Height 1.75 m Role Rugby Player | |
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Kaysa Pritchard - Behind the Scenes #RLWC2017
Kaysa Pritchard (born 5 May 1994) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Parramatta Eels in the National Rugby League. A Samoan international representative, he plays at hooker.
Contents
- Kaysa Pritchard Behind the Scenes RLWC2017
- MATE MAA TONGA v TOA SAMOA HEAD CLASH PACIFIC TEST 2016
- Background
- Early career
- 2013
- 2014
- 2015
- 2016
- 2017
- References
MATE MA'A TONGA v TOA SAMOA HEAD CLASH | PACIFIC TEST 2016
Background
Born in Campbelltown, New South Wales, Pritchard is of Samoan and Pakeha New Zealander (Anglo-Saxon New Zealander) descent and played his junior football for the Cabramatta Two Blues and attended Hoxton Park High School before being signed by the Parramatta Eels.
Pritchard is the younger brother of current Parramatta Eels player Frank Pritchard.
Early career
In 2012, Pritchard played for the Parramatta Eels' NYC team.
2013
In Round 8, Pritchard made his NRL debut for the Eels against the North Queensland Cowboys. On 5 July, he re-signed with the Eels on a 2-year contract.
2014
On 3 May, Pritchard played for the New South Wales Under-20s team against the Queensland Under-20s team. On 8 September, he was named in the Samoa train-on squad for the 2014 Four Nations, but didn't make the final 24-man squad.
2015
On 14 May 2015, it was revealed that Kaysa Pritchard let fellow Parramatta player Kenny Edwards take a urine sample for Pritchard on his behalf. Pritchard was temporarily stood down by the club. . On 11 July, Pritchard re-signed with the Eels on a 1-year contract..
2016
On 26 February, Pritchard re-signed with the Eels on a 2-year contract. On 7 May, he made his international debut for Samoa against Tonga in the 2016 Polynesian Cup. Later in the year he represented Samoa in their historical test match against Fiji in Apia.
2017
Pritchard started the 2017 season at hooker for Parramatta in Round 1. He went on to play a further 15 games before suffering a season-ending knee injury against The St George Dragons. .