1. Frank 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.
33 Facts About Frank Pritchard
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Frank Pritchard was named 18th man for the Panthers 2003 NRL Grand Final squad playing the Sydney Roosters.
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Frank Pritchard finished the season with 2 tries in 12 matches.
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Frank Pritchard played the first 5 games of the 2005 season off the interchange bench before regular starting second rower Tony Puletua was side-lined with a season-ending pectoral muscle injury.
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Frank Pritchard played 22 matches and scored one try for the Panthers.
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Frank Pritchard was selected to represent New Zealand in the end of year Tri-Nations series, playing in 3 matches.
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Frank Pritchard finished the 2006 NRL season 20 matches and scoring 3 tries for the Panthers.
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Frank Pritchard was stabbed in the hand, which led to him having an operation the next day.
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Frank Pritchard finished the Panthers 2007 NRL season with 23 matches and scoring 14 tries.
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Frank Pritchard was selected to represent New Zealand in the 2007 All Golds Tour series, playing in 3 matches.
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Frank Pritchard finished the 2008 NRL season with 20 matches and scoring 6 tries for the Panthers.
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Frank Pritchard was named in the New Zealand squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup but didn't play a match in the tournament due to shoulder problems.
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Frank Pritchard finished the 2009 NRL season with 20 matches and scoring 6 tries for the Panthers.
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Frank Pritchard was selected to represent New Zealand in the 2009 Four Nations series, playing in 3 matches.
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On 25 August 2010, Frank Pritchard agreed to three-year deal to sign with the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs from 2011 onwards.
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Frank Pritchard played in 20 matches and scored 5 tries in his final season with the Penrith Panthers.
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Frank Pritchard was selected to represent New Zealand in the 2010 Four Nations series, playing in three matches.
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Frank Pritchard finished his first year with the club playing in all of Canterbury's 24 matches and scoring four tries.
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Frank Pritchard finished the 2012 NRL season with 26 matches and scoring four tries for the Canterbury club.
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Frank Pritchard finished the Bulldogs 2013 NRL season playing 19 matches and scoring three tries.
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Frank Pritchard was selected in New Zealand's 2013 World Cup squad, playing in three matches.
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On 23 January 2014, Frank Pritchard was appointed as a co-captain of Canterbury's team for the 2014 NRL season, alongside Michael Ennis.
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In Round 6, against the New Zealand Warriors at Eden Park, Frank Pritchard suffered a pectoral muscle tear injury.
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Frank Pritchard finished the 2014 NRL season with 10 matches and scoring a try for the Canterbury side.
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On 7 October 2014, Frank Pritchard was selected in the Samoan 24-man squad for the 2014 Four Nations series.
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On 23 January 2015, Frank Pritchard was named in the Canterbury 2015 Auckland Nines squad.
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On 2 May 2015, Frank Pritchard captained Samoa in their Polynesian Cup battle with Tonga.
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Frank Pritchard finished his last year in the NRL with 25 matches and scoring eight tries for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the 2015 NRL season.
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Frank Pritchard joined Hull FC for the 2016 Super League season, replacing Mose Masoe as the heaviest player in the competition.
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On 27 August 2016, Frank Pritchard would go on to make history as he played in the Challenge Cup Final for Hull FC against the Warrington Wolves.
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Frank Pritchard returned to Australia to play for the Parramatta Eels in the 2017 NRL season.
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On 5 January 2018, Frank Pritchard announced his retirement from rugby league.
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Frank Pritchard has pursued several coaching roles, notably serving as Assistant Coach for the Samoa national rugby league team.