Wally Prigg

Rugby Player

Birthday October 17, 1908

Birth Sign Libra

Birthplace Australia

DEATH DATE Sep 8, 1980 (71)

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About

Late rugby player widely considered one of the finest forwards of all time. He represented Australia from 1929 to 1938 and was inducted into the Australian Rugby League Hall of Fame in 2003.

Before Fame

He made his debut for Wests in 1927 at age twenty.

Trivia

He was named the New South Wales Rugby League Team of the Century in 2008.

Family Life

His devotion to his parents kept him from signing with Sydney as a young man.

Associated With

He and Wally Lewis are both members of the Australian Rugby League Hall of Fame.