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| Born | James Gordon Pritchard 21 July 1979 Parkes, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Fullback, Wing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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James Gordon Pritchard (born 21 July 1979) is an Australian-Canadian professional rugby union and rugby league footballer, who currently plays his club rugby union for Ampthill in National League 1 following short spells with Old Albanian and Coventry (where he was player-coach).[1] Pritchard is best known for his time with Bedford Blues, where he spent 12 seasons across two spells with the club, and he is the club's record points scorer with 2,883 points in all competitions, including 99 tries.[2] He is also the RFU Championship all-time top points scorer with 2,673 points from 251 league and play-off games while playing for Bedford Blues and Plymouth Albion (a figure that includes 94 tries), as a fullback, wing or centre.[3][4] Pritchard has played internationally for Canada, with whom he appeared in four Rugby World Cups, and is his countries all-time top points scorer with 607 points.[5][6]
- ^ "James Pritchard – a shock to the system?". Coventry RC – The 19:14 from Allesley Park: a view from the stand. 9 December 2016.
- ^ "Rugby Union: James Pritchard didn't know he had beaten Bedford Blues scoring record". Bedfordshire on Sunday. 13 January 2014.
- ^ "RFU Championship All time leading top scorers". Rugby Statbunker. 23 April 2016.
- ^ "RFU Championship All time try scorers". Rugby Statbunker. 23 April 2016.
- ^ "Canadian veteran James Pritchard to play in fourth Rugby World Cup after all". The Globe and Mail. 24 April 2015.
- ^ "Most Capped Lineup: Canada". Americas Rugby News. 27 January 2017.