Matt Prior (rugby league)

Matt Prior
Personal information
Full nameMatthew John Prior[1]
Born (1987-05-27) 27 May 1987 (age 37)
Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
Height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight16 st 1 lb (102 kg)
Playing information
PositionProp, Loose forward, Second-row, Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2008–13 St. George Illawarra 123 8 0 0 32
2014–19 Cronulla Sharks 134 6 0 0 24
2020–22 Leeds Rhinos 62 7 0 0 28
Total 319 21 0 0 84
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2011–17 Country Origin 2 0 0 0 0
2018 New South Wales 1 0 0 0 0
2021–22 Combined Nations All Stars 2 0 0 0 0
Source: [2][3]
As of 26 September 2022

Matthew Prior (born 27 May 1987) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played as prop and loose forward for the Leeds Rhinos in the Super League.

He was a member of the St. George Illawarra Dragons' 2010 and the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks' 2016 NRL Premiership winning teams. Prior has played for Country Origin and New South Wales. He played as a second-row forward and centre earlier in his career.