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Scott Prince : biography

23 August 1980 –

Prince began 2008 as co-captain with Luke Bailey. It was announced that Prince would replace the injured Darren Lockyer in the second game of the 2008 Origin series. It was initially revealed by the selectors that they were reluctant to select Prince alongside fellow halfback Johnathan Thurston in the Queensland halves as they feared that both he and Thurston would get into each other’s ways during the game, however on the night both complemented each other’s game and led Queensland to a record win against the Blues (Thurston, for his part was forced to shift to five-eighth to cover for Lockyer’s loss). Having replaced Darren Lockyer, Prince himself was injured early in game three of the series, breaking his left forearm, in a game Queensland won 16–10 to win a third consecutive series. In all Prince played five Origins, for three wins and two losses.

In August 2008, Prince was named in the preliminary 46-man Kangaroos squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup, and in October 2008 he was selected in the final 24-man Australia squad. He also played one match in the World Cup against England.

In April 2009, he was named in the preliminary 25 man squad to represent Queensland in the opening State of Origin match for 2009. Prince finished the 2009 NRL season as the fifth highest point scorer in the league, with 172 points (7 tries, 72 goals).

In 2009 Prince signed a new contract which would have kept him at the Gold Coast until 2014. However he was released from his contract at the end of the 2012 season.

Prince currently has many of the Gold Coast Titans’ individual records, such as the person with the most points scored (603), most points in a match (20) and most points in a season (182).

Brisbane

Prince rejoined the Brisbane Broncos for the 2013 season.

North Queensland

Prince attended high school at Ignatius Park College in Townsville where he went through the rugby league programme. He then began his NRL career by working his way up through the North Queensland Cowboys juniors before debuting in the top grade in the newly-reunited competition’s first season.

Wests Tigers

Prince starred at the Wests Tigers, becoming captain of the club and making his debut for Queensland and Australia during his time at the club. He was selected as the Maroons halfback for all 3 games of the 2004 State of Origin series. Prince also captained Wests Tigers to their inaugural grand final win in 2005, at the same time winning the Clive Churchill Medal for Man of the Match. That year he also became the first player from the joint venture Tigers club to earn an Australian representative debut. The following year, he played in the 2006 World Club Challenge, captaining the Tigers to 10-30 loss to the Bradford Bulls.

Honours

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  • 1998 North Queensland Cowboys Rookie of the Year
  • 2002 Brisbane Broncos Clubman of the Year
  • 2005 Dally M Awards Captain of the Year
  • 2005 Clive Churchill Medal winner
  • 2005 Provan Summons Medal nominee
  • 2007 Dally M Player of the Year nominee (equal 5th)
  • 2008 RLIF Team of the Year (at Halfback)
  • 2010 Dally M Awards Halfback of the Year
  • 2010 RLIF Halfback of the Year

Brisbane

Prince represented Brisbane in the 2001 World Club Challenge at halfback. The Broncos were defeated by St Helens RLFC 18-20 after leading 12-6 at half-time. At the end of the 2002 season, Prince was named the Brisbane Broncos Clubman of the Year. Prince’s playing days at the Brisbane Broncos were marred by injury that severely limited his game time. Prince broke his leg on two separate occasions, leading to him being released by the club.