1. Wally Prigg was a lock for the Australian national rugby league team.
16 Facts About Wally Prigg
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Wally Prigg played nineteen Tests for the Kangaroos between 1929 and 1938, seven as captain and was the first Australian player to make three tours to Great Britain with the Australian national rugby league team.
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Wally Prigg has been named amongst the nation's finest footballers of the 20th century.
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Wally Prigg was one of the great forwards in the history of rugby league.
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Wally Prigg spent his whole career as a Newcastle Wests and Central Charlestown player.
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Wally Prigg was the first New South Wales country based player to captain the Australian national rugby league team.
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Wally Prigg made his first appearance for New South Wales at the age of 20.
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Wally Prigg scored twelve tries, thirty-six points for New South Wales.
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Wally Prigg's game was based around short passing and close support play.
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Wally Prigg played in all five Tests of that tour as captain and in 24 minor matches.
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Wally Prigg was the first man to be picked for three Kangaroo tours.
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Wally Prigg retired with the record for most Test caps for the Kangaroos, breaking the record set by original Kangaroo tourist Sid Pearce, Wally Prigg played 19 Tests for Australia between 1929 and 1938.
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Wally Prigg scored a total of four tries for Australia.
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Post football Wally Prigg operated a general store in the Newcastle suburb of Hamilton.
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In February 2008, Wally Prigg was named in the list of Australia's 100 Greatest Players which was commissioned by the NRL and ARL to celebrate the code's centenary year in Australia.
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In 2008 Wally Prigg was named in New South Wales' rugby league team of the century.