Paul Prescott
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Paul Prescott | |
| Date of birth | January 1, 1986 | |
| Place of birth | Wigan, England | |
| Height | 6'3" (1.90m) | |
| Weight | 95Kg | |
| Position | Prop | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Wigan Warriors | |
| Number | 18 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Wigan St Judes | ||
| Professional clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (points) |
| 2004-2006 2006 2007- |
Wigan Warriors Leigh Centurions (Loan) Wigan Warriors |
6(0) 1(0) |
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* Professional club appearances and points |
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Paul Prescott (b. January 1, 1986) is an English rugby league player. He plays prop for the Wigan Warriors.
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Paul Prescott played in the Wigan academy setup in 2003 and 2004. His amateur club had been Wigan St Judes. He was called into the first team squad in July 2004 after an injury crisis left Wigan with no fit senior prop forwards. This was Prescott’s debut from the bench against Castleford Tigers. Prescott was given a 2-year full-time contract with the Warriors in August 2004.
Chairman Maurice Lindsay commented: "Bryn Hargreavess and Paul Prescott have signed for a further two years, and as they are two of the best front row prospects in the country it gives us added satisfaction that they have all come through our Junior Development Scheme."
Paul suffered a serious knee injury in June 2005 which kept him out of action for a year, he received treatment from specialist doctors at the National Centre for Sports Injury Surgery in Oswestry, Shropshire. He made is return in 2006 but after just four matches he was injured again in a Challenge Cup match with Wakefield Wildcats when a collision with one of his team mates, Bryan Fletcher, caused a detached retina.
Paul was loaned out to National League 1 side Leigh Centurions at the end of 2006 to allow Wigan to free up salary cap money and complete the signing of Bradford Bulls prop Stuart Fielden.
Prescott was selected for the Lancashire squad in the 2004 Academy Origin Series and was also selected for the England Academy U-18s tour to Australia but later had to withdraw. He finished his loan in September 2006 and return to Wigan.
| Wigan Warriors - Current Squad |
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1 Ashton | 2 Calderwood | 3 Bailey | 4 Withers | 5 Richards | 6 Barrett | 7 Leuluai | 8 Fielden | 9 Higham | 10 Paleaaesina | 11 Hock | 12 Fletcher | 13 O'Loughlin | 14 Vaealiki | 16 Millard | 18 Prescott | 19 Hansen | 20 Goulding | 21 Hill | 22 Tomkins | 23 Colbon | 24 O'Carroll | 25 Mcilorum | 26 Coyle | 27 Gleeson | 28 Flanagan |