Scott Prince

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Australia international rugby league footballer

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Field	Value
name	Scott Prince
image	Scott Prince (23 April 2005).jpg
birth_date
retired	yes
birth_place	Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia
height	177 cm
weight	81 kg
position
club1	North Qld Cowboys
year1start	1998
year1end	00
appearances1	53
tries1	9
goals1	17
fieldgoals1	0
points1	70
club2	Brisbane Broncos
year2start	2001
year2end	03
appearances2	28
tries2	4
goals2	7
fieldgoals2	0
points2	30
club3	Wests Tigers
year3start	2004
year3end	06
appearances3	73
tries3	18
goals3	20
fieldgoals3	3
points3	115
club4	Gold Coast Titans
year4start	2007
year4end	12
appearances4	124
tries4	32
goals4	293
fieldgoals4	5
points4	719
club5	Brisbane Broncos
year5start	2013
appearances5	22
tries5	4
goals5	52
fieldgoals5	0
points5	120
teamA	Queensland Residents
yearAstart	2003
appearancesA	1
triesA	1
goalsA	6
fieldgoalsA	0
pointsA	16
teamB	Queensland
yearBstart	2004
yearBend	08
appearancesB	5
triesB	1
goalsB	1
fieldgoalsB	0
pointsB	6
teamC	Australia
yearCstart	2005
yearCend	08
appearancesC	4
triesC	3
goalsC	14
fieldgoalsC	0
pointsC	40
teamD	Prime Minister's XIII
yearDstart	2007
yearDend	12
appearancesD	3
triesD	0
goalsD	10
fieldgoalsD	0
pointsD	20
teamE	Indigenous All Stars
yearEstart	2010
yearEend	13
appearancesE	4
triesE	0
goalsE	2
fieldgoalsE	0
pointsE	4
coachteam1	Brisbane Broncos Women
coachyear1start	2023
coachyear1end	present
coachgames1	33
coachwins1	25
coachdraws1	0
coachlosses1	8
source
updated	8 January 2024
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Scott Prince (born 27 February 1980) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played as a in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s.

An Australian international and Queensland State of Origin representative, he played club football for the Wests Tigers (whom he led to the 2005 premiership, winning the Clive Churchill Medal), the Gold Coast Titans, Brisbane Broncos and the North Queensland Cowboys. Prince is currently the head coach of the Brisbane Broncos Women which won the 2025 NRLW Premiership 2025 season

Background

Prince was born in Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia, and played junior rugby league for Town Lions in the Mount Isa competition. He attended high school at Ignatius Park College in Townsville where he went through the rugby league programme.

North Queensland

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.

Brisbane

Having won the 2000 NRL Premiership, the Broncos traveled to England to play against 2000's Super League V Champions, St Helens R.F.C. for the 2001 World Club Challenge, with Prince playing at halfback in Brisbane's loss. The Broncos were defeated by St Helens R.F.C. 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.

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.

Gold Coast

Prince returned to Queensland for the 2007 NRL season to play for the newly established Gold Coast Titans, becoming only the second player ever to play for all three Queensland teams in the top-level: Brisbane, North Queensland and Gold Coast (the first being Dale Shearer). He was named co-captain of the inaugural team with Luke Bailey.

Prince was a star for the Gold Coast before his injury which kept him out for several weeks. Prince made a return for the Titans and they finished 12th on the ladder; one win away from the Top 8.

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 State of Origin series. Prince and Johnathan Thurston complemented each other's game and led Queensland to a then-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. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a1/Scottyprince.jpg" caption="Prince playing for the Gold Coast Titans in 2010"] ::

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 NRL season. He announced his retirement from the NRL on 26 August 2013, effective at season's end.

On 5 September, Prince played his 300th and last NRL game; as well as his 50th game for the Brisbane Broncos at Suncorp Stadium. His final game was a 16–11 win over Canterbury-Bankstown, where he made a try-saving tackle in the 15th minute and had kicked 2 goals successfully (but missed one). At the end of his final game, his teammates rushed to hug him when the full-time siren sounded; sending him out as a winner.

Post-NRL

In 2019, Prince coached the Queensland Under 20s team alongside Paul Dyer, losing 36–10 to the New South Wales Under 20s at ANZ Stadium. In 2020, Prince came out of retirement to play for the semi-professional Brisbane rugby league football club Fortitude Valley Diehards in the 2020 season of the Brisbane Rugby League premiership competition. He is contracted to play 10 games, plus the finals series, should the team make it that far.

In mid-November 2022, the Brisbane Broncos announced the appointment of Prince as head coach of their NRLW team for the 2023 season.

Statistics

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Season	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1998	North Queensland Cowboys	16	1	-	-	4
1999	18	2	4	-	16
2000	19	6	13	-	50
2001	Brisbane Broncos	19	4	2	-	20
2002	2	-	5	-	10
2003	7	-	-	-	-
2004	Wests Tigers	21	1	-	1	5
2005	28	12	-	2	50
2006	24	5	20	-	60
2007	Gold Coast Titans	22	7	-	-	28
2008	16	5	51	2	124
2009	24	7	77	-	182
2010	21	4	66	3	151
2011	19	5	38	-	96
2012	22	4	61	-	138
2013	Brisbane Broncos	22	4	52	-	120
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Career highlights

Junior Club: Mount Isa Townies
High school: Ignatius Park College
Junior Kangaroos Selection: 1998
First Grade Debut: 1998 – Round 4, North Queensland Cowboys v Canberra Raiders at Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville, Queensland, 4 April.
Premierships: 2005 – Wests Tigers defeated North Queensland Cowboys 30–16 in the Grand Final, Stadium Australia, Sydney, 2 October.
Wests Tigers Club Captain: 2005
Gold Coast Titans Captain: 2007-2012
Prime Minister's XIII Debut: 2007 – Prime Minister's XIII v Papua New Guinea, Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, 23 September.
Prime Minister's XIII Selection: 2007-2008
Queensland Debut: 2004 – State of Origin Game 1, Queensland v New South Wales, Stadium Australia, Sydney, 26 May.
Queensland Selection: 2004, 2008
Australia Test Debut: 2005 – Rugby League Tri-Nations, Australia v England, DW Stadium, Wigan, England, 5 November.
Australia Test Squad Selection: 2005, 2008
Indigenous All Stars Debut: 2010 – Indigenous All Stars v NRL All Stars, Skilled Park, Robina, Queensland, 13 February.
Indigenous All Stars Selection: 2010-2012

Honours

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

References

"Rugby League Project".
"Scott Prince retires - Broncos put up 'now hiring' signs".
(2018-06-14). "VIDEO: All Star Invitational Game - Scott Prince".
Liam FitzGibbon. (2008-08-01). "Surprises in Kangaroos squad". "Fox Sports News (Australia)".
(2008-08-01). "Veteran Lockyer named in Australian squad". International Herald Tribune.
(2008-10-07). "Manly six win Australia call-up". BBC.
(2009-04-28). "Queensland name preliminary State of Origin squad". [[Fox Sports (Australia).
Ja, Crystal. (2009-04-15). "Scott Prince re-signs for further five years with Gold Coast Titans". [[Fox Sports (Australia).
(2009-06-10). "Scott Prince is coming out of retirement!". [[Nine Network]].
(16 November 2022). "Broncos announce Prince as NRLW coach for 2023". National Rugby League.
[http://www.scottprince.com.au/achievements Scott Prince: Achievements] {{Webarchive. link. (10 April 2013 ScottPrince.com.au)

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