Ian Prior (rugby union)
Ian Prior is an Australian professional rugby union player who currently plays for the Western Force in World Series Rugby and the National Rugby Championship. He previously played for the Force, Reds and Brumbies teams in Australia at Super Rugby level, as well as for English club Harlequins. Prior's usual position is scrum-half but he can also play fly-half.Prior played for the team at the 2010 Junior World Championship in Argentina.
He made his Super Rugby debut for the against the in Johannesburg during the 2011 Super Rugby season. Prior moved to Canberra prior to the start of the 2012, where he signed a two-year deal to play for the Brumbies.
He joined the Perth-based Western Force ahead of the 2014 Super Rugby season. After the removal of the Force from the Super Rugby competition in the latter half of 2017, Prior signed a short term deal to play for English club Harlequins, and then rejoined the Force as captain for the new World Series Rugby season in 2018.
Later that year he was also targeted as a potential player for Zimbabwe, but took no part in their Africa Cup campaign. Prior remained captain of the Western Force for the 2018 National Rugby Championship.Super Rugby statistics