Personal information | ||||||
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Full name | Frank Semu Pritchard | |||||
Nickname | Cranky, Frank the Tank | |||||
Born |
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
3 November 1983 |||||
Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | |||||
Weight | 112 kg (17 st 9 lb) | |||||
Playing information | ||||||
Position | Second-row | |||||
Club | ||||||
Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
2003–10 | Penrith Panthers | 144 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 148 |
2011–15 | Canterbury Bulldogs | 104 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 80 |
2016 | Hull F.C. | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
2017– | Parramatta Eels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 272 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 248 | |
Representative | ||||||
Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
2005–13 | New Zealand | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
2012 | NRL All Stars | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2014–16 | Samoa | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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Frank Semu Pritchard (born 3 November 1983) is an Australian-born professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Parramatta Eels in the National Rugby League. A New Zealand and Samoan international representative second-rower He previously played in the National Rugby League for the Penrith Panthers between 2003 and 2010, and the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs between 2011 and 2015.
Born in Sydney, New South Wales, Pritchard is of Samoan descent. Pritchard played his junior rugby league for the St Clair Comets and Campbelltown City Kangaroos and attended Eagle Vale High School before being signed by the Penrith Panthers.
In Round 8 of the 2003 NRL season, Pritchard made his NRL debut for Penrith Panthers against the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles off the interchange bench in the Panthers 30-29 win at Penrith Stadium. Pritchard was named 18th man for the Panthers 2003 NRL Grand Final squad playing the Sydney Roosters. Pritchard finished his debut year in the NRL with him playing 7 games for the Panthers in the 2003 NRL season.
In Round 15 in the 2004 NRL Season against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, Pritchard scored his first career try in the Panthers 32-12 win at Remondis Stadium. Pritchard finished the 2004 NRL season with him played in 12 matches and scoring 2 tries for the Panthers.