Paul Prendiville

Paul Prendiville (born 10 April 1954), also known by the nickname of 'Taffy', is a Welsh former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and Wales, and at club level for Hull F.C. (two spells), Leeds and York, as a wing, or centre, i.e. number 2 or 5, or, 3 or 4.[2]

Paul Prendiville
Personal information
Born (1954-04-10) 10 April 1954
Llanelli district, Wales
Playing information
PositionWing, Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1978–82 Hull F.C. 215 98 115
1983–8? Leeds
198?–86 Hull F.C.
1986–8? York
Total 215 98 115 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1979–84 Wales 6 2 0 0 6
1982 Great Britain 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]

Prendiville won caps for Wales while at Hull in 1979 against England, in 1980 against England, in 1981 against France, and England, in 1982 against Australia, and while at Leeds in 1984 against England, and won a cap for Great Britain while at Hull in 1982 against France.[1]

Paul Prendiville played left wing, i.e. number 5, in Hull FC's 5-10 defeat by Hull Kingston Rovers in the 1980 Challenge Cup Final during the 1979–80 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 3 May 1980, in front of a crowd of 95,000, played left wing in the 14-14 draw with Widnes in the 1982 Challenge Cup Final during the 1981–82 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 1 May 1982, in front of a crowd of 92,147, and played left wing in the 18-9 victory over Widnes in the 1982 Challenge Cup Final replay during the 1981–82 season at Elland Road, Leeds on Wednesday 19 May 1982, in front of a crowd of 41,171.[3]

Prendiville played left wing, i.e. number 5, in Great Britain's 7-8 defeat by France in the friendly at Stadio Pierluigi Penzo, Venice on Saturday 31 July 1982.

Prendiville played left wing, i.e. number 5, and scored a try in Hull FC's 18-7 victory over Bradford Northern in the 1982 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1982–83 season at Elland Road, Leeds on Saturday 2 October 1982.

Prendiville played left wing, i.e. number 5, in Hull FC's 12-4 victory over Hull Kingston Rovers in the 1981–82 John Player Trophy Final during the 1981–82 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 23 January 1982, and played right wing, i.e. number 2, in Leeds' 18-10 victory over Widnes in the 1983–84 John Player Special Trophy Final during the 1983–84 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 14 January 1984.

References
  1. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
  3. "A complete history of Hull FC's Challenge Cup finals". Hull Daily Mail. 22 August 2013. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
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