43 Facts About Stan Prentice

Stan Prentice was an Auckland rugby league player who represented New Zealand in 5 test matches from 1928 to 1935.

Stan Prentice then played in 2 tests against Australia in 1935.

Stan Prentice represented Auckland on 20 occasions, as well as 5 times for the North Island.

Stan Prentice later coached Mount Albert United to the 1939 Fox Memorial title and coached Auckland in 1939 and 1948 as well as being a selector of the side through many seasons.

Stanley Miller Prentice was born on June 21,1903, in Auckland, New Zealand.

Stan Prentice was the youngest child of James Prentice and Helen Prentice.

Stan Prentice began playing for the Richmond Rovers club based in Grey Lynn, Auckland in 1924 aged 21.

Amazingly Stan Prentice was selected in a series of trial matches to assist the selectors in choosing the New Zealand side to tour England and Wales in just his first season of senior football.

Stan Prentice then capped off a remarkable debut season by being part of the Richmond Rovers side to win the Roope Rooster which was their first ever senior grade trophy before representing Auckland against South Auckland.

Stan Prentice played 3 matches for Auckland and was selected to play for the North Island side for the first time in their regular fixture with the South Island.

Later in the season Richmond won the Stormont Shield too though Stan Prentice missed the match as he was suffering from influenza.

The 1928 season saw Stan Prentice make his New Zealand debut against the touring Great Britain.

Stan Prentice's form had been good enough to warrant selection for the North Island side.

Stan Prentice then played in the 2nd test at the Caledonian Ground in Dunedin before a crowd of 9,000.

Stan Prentice was in the five-eighth position along with Wetherill.

Stan Prentice had followed up a kick well and tackled Sullivan in possession which forced a scrum.

Stan Prentice was offered terms by Wigan and sent his own demands back which were accepted however he had difficulties in getting away from his position in New Zealand and ultimately stayed.

Stan Prentice's season was notable for the fact that he was playing for the Trotting Trainers in the Wednesday Business League.

Stan Prentice played at least 2 matches for them including against the Private Taxis and the Barmen side and scored a try in each match.

Stan Prentice was in rare try scoring form, notching 10 tries from 14 matches for Richmond including 4 in a match against the Ellerslie-Otahuhu United side.

In 1932 Stan Prentice played 9 matches for Richmond scoring 5 tries.

Stan Prentice's form was good enough to gain selection for the North Island team to play the South Island .

At the time Great Britain was touring New Zealand and Stan Prentice missed selection for the series with Brisbane and Cooke both being selected in the five-eighth positions immediately following the inter-island match.

Stan Prentice had played junior football for Richmond from the age of 13 and was in his debut season for the senior side.

Richmond played them twice with Stan Prentice featuring in both matches.

Stan Prentice was responsible for Richmond's only try of the match after kicking through from a scrum and with [Stan] Robinson injured he failed to secure the ball and Tony Milicich scored.

Late in the season Stan Prentice played for Richmond in their Max Jaffe Cup game against Marist which was to decide the 'best club team in Auckland'.

Stan Prentice scored a try after Paki mis-kicked a loose ball which George Tittleton missed and Stan Prentice scooped it up and went over in the corner.

Stan Prentice was ultimately fit to play in what was an historic season for Prentice and the Richmond club.

Stan Prentice captained them in 21 games which saw the senior side win the Fox Memorial championship for the first time in their history, the Roope Rooster trophy with a final win over Marist, and the Stormont Shield final over Newton.

Stan Prentice was involved in passing movements that led to the North Island's first two tries.

Auckland lost a hard-fought match by 16 points to 8 with Stan Prentice partnering with Arthur Kay in the five eighth positions with Roy Powell at halfback.

Auckland's first try of the match came as the result of Stan Prentice kicking well into the centre of the field where Mincham gained the ball and ran before feeding Lou Brown who beat defenders before finding Mincham again who scored.

Unfortunately for Stan Prentice he suffered a leg injury during the match and despite initially being selected for the second test he was unable to play and was replaced in the side by recent rugby league convert, and ex-All Black Herbert Lilburne.

The second test was played midweek on the Wednesday meaning Stan Prentice had little time to regain fitness.

Stan Prentice captained the Ponsonby side to a 13 to 2 win.

In 1938 Stan Prentice was chosen to coach the Mount Albert United senior side with Tom Haddon as selector.

Stan Prentice was their coach again in 1939 when they went on to win their inaugural Fox Memorial title.

Stan Prentice coached the Auckland Pakeha team in their two matches with Auckland Maori and coached the same side in two more matches against the same opponent in 1940.

Stan Prentice played in the same fixture again in August 1941 though this time the match was played in Huntly with proceeds going to the local patriotic funds as World War 2 was well underway by this point.

Stan Prentice was again appointed coach of the Auckland side in 1948.

In 1931 on June 17, Stan Prentice married Alice Matilda McCready.

Stan Prentice died whilst living in Mangere on December 31,1982, aged 79 and was buried on January 5,1983.