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| Full name | Frank Semu Pritchard[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 November 1983 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 112–120 kg (17 st 9 lb – 18 st 13 lb)[2][3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Frank Semu Pritchard (born 3 November 1983), also known by the nicknames "Cranky" and "Frank the Tank",[6][3][7] is a former professional rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand and Samoa at international level. A second-row, he played in the National Rugby League for Sydney clubs the Penrith Panthers, Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and the Parramatta Eels during the 2000s and 2010s. Pritchard also played in the Super League for English club Hull FC.
- ^ "Statistics at nzleague.co.nz". Archived from the original on 23 April 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2011.
- ^ a b "Frank Pritchard". rlwc2013.com. Rugby League International Federation. Archived from the original on 21 November 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b Hadfield, Dave. "'Frank the Tank' adds weight to Hull's Super League hopes". The Independent. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
- ^ "loverugbyleague". Archived from the original on 4 March 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
- ^ "Frank Pritchard - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- ^ "Four Nations review: Kiwis look the goods". The Roar. 26 October 2009. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- ^ "Video: Bulldogs star Frank 'the tank' Pritchard's freakish flick pass try-assist". perthnow.com.au. NewsCorp Australia. 21 August 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2018.