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    Prior keen on fresh challenge

    Nick Taylor,
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    November 13, 2013, 6:46 am

    New Western Force scrum-half Ian Prior is under no illusions about the challenge of getting to the top of the Super Rugby tree.

    He started his career at the Queensland Reds where he had Wallaby Will Genia ahead of him.

    He moved to the ACT Brumbies in 2012 and found himself battling new Wallaby Nic White.

    Prior's two-year deal with the Force will see him snapping at the heels of former All Black Alby Mathewson, one of the Force's top performers last season. In turn, he will have Ryan Louwrens and Justin Turner nipping at his heels for the No.9 jumper.

    Prior, who has 29 Super appearances, has tasted some success and is relishing the challenge.

    The 2010 Australian under-20 representative was in the Reds' 2011 Super Rugby championship- winning team and started for the Brumbies in their 14-12 win over the British and Irish Lions.

    He was in the ACT side that lost last season's final to the Chiefs.

    "Alby is a great half-back," Prior said. "We're always pretty competitive blokes, us nines. It's going to be a good challenge.

    "But there's Justin Turner and Ryan Louwrens, who are also very good so it's good for the squad.

    "There's a lot of competition and competition drives success."

    Prior and former Force academy pupil Zack Holmes, who both came from the Brumbies, spoke about the move before making their decision.

    "We discussed it. We were in South Africa at the time and we had similar ideas about what we could bring over," Prior said.

    "We were excited about coming over and the challenge … new team, new coach, new systems.

    "We've done a lot together at the Brumbies, training together and playing together.

    "We had a good combination there and we know each other's thinking and what we are looking for in certain situations.

    "When I went to the Brumbies there had been a large clean out of staff and players the year before.

    "This year (at the Force) the coaching staff are set in their ways and the systems are in place. It has been good getting used to them. It's exciting.

    "The established guys know what is expected and the new guys have to fit in and help drive those standards."

    http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/spo...esh-challenge/


    So are we assuming JT is the 30th member of the squad then??

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    Quote Originally Posted by The InnFORCEr View Post
    Nick Taylor,
    The West Australian
    November 13, 2013, 6:46 am

    New Western Force scrum-half Ian Prior is under no illusions about the challenge of getting to the top of the Super Rugby tree.

    He started his career at the Queensland Reds where he had Wallaby Will Genia ahead of him.

    He moved to the ACT Brumbies in 2012 and found himself battling new Wallaby Nic White.

    Prior's two-year deal with the Force will see him snapping at the heels of former All Black Alby Mathewson, one of the Force's top performers last season. In turn, he will have Ryan Louwrens and Justin Turner nipping at his heels for the No.9 jumper.

    Prior, who has 29 Super appearances, has tasted some success and is relishing the challenge.

    The 2010 Australian under-20 representative was in the Reds' 2011 Super Rugby championship- winning team and started for the Brumbies in their 14-12 win over the British and Irish Lions.

    He was in the ACT side that lost last season's final to the Chiefs.

    "Alby is a great half-back," Prior said. "We're always pretty competitive blokes, us nines. It's going to be a good challenge.

    "But there's Justin Turner and Ryan Louwrens, who are also very good so it's good for the squad.

    "There's a lot of competition and competition drives success."

    Prior and former Force academy pupil Zack Holmes, who both came from the Brumbies, spoke about the move before making their decision.

    "We discussed it. We were in South Africa at the time and we had similar ideas about what we could bring over," Prior said.

    "We were excited about coming over and the challenge … new team, new coach, new systems.

    "We've done a lot together at the Brumbies, training together and playing together.

    "We had a good combination there and we know each other's thinking and what we are looking for in certain situations.

    "When I went to the Brumbies there had been a large clean out of staff and players the year before.

    "This year (at the Force) the coaching staff are set in their ways and the systems are in place. It has been good getting used to them. It's exciting.

    "The established guys know what is expected and the new guys have to fit in and help drive those standards."

    http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/spo...esh-challenge/


    So are we assuming JT is the 30th member of the squad then??
    No just wider training squad he said in a clip on youtube that he is looking to have a full season in club land and play the force a games with a view to get a contract in 2015 i guess as a replacement for alby.
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    Quote Originally Posted by GAFFA View Post
    No just wider training squad he said in a clip on youtube that he is looking to have a full season in club land and play the force a games with a view to get a contract in 2015 i guess as a replacement for alby.
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    Anyone know what happened to Mick Snowden? Is he still in the EPS?

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    Main Squad

    Props:
    1. Pek Cowan 2014
    2. Chris Heiberg 2016
    3. Kieran Longbottom 2014
    4. Tetera Faulkner 2015
    5. Salesi Manu 2014

    Hookers:
    6. Nathan Charles 2014
    7. Heath Tessman 2015

    Locks:
    8. Wilhelm Steenkamp 2016
    9. Hugh McMeniman 2015
    10. Phoenix Battye 2014
    11. Sam Wykes 2015

    Backrowers:
    12. Chris Alcock 2014
    13. Angus Cottrell 2014
    14. Matt Hodgson 2015
    15. Ben McCalman 2015

    Scrumhalves:
    16. Alby Mathewson 2014
    17. Ian Prior 2015

    Flyhalves:
    18. Sias Ebersohn 2014
    19. Zack Holmes 2015

    Centres:
    20. Kyle Godwin 2016
    21. Chris Tuatara-Morrison 2014
    22. Junior Rasolea 2014
    23. Marcel Brache 2015

    Outside Backs:
    24. Ed Stubbs 2014
    25. Luke Morahan 2015
    26. Dane Haylett-Petty 2014
    27. Jayden Hayward 2014
    28. Pat Dellit 2014
    29. Nick Cummins 2015



    EPS
    1. Robbie Abel
    2. Rory Walton
    3. Adam Coleman
    4. Ryan Louwrens
    5. Luke Burton

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    looking at that list i think we are 1 forward short maybe a backrower/lock or even a prop given that 4 will be used on gaem day leaving us 1 left in the whole squad. Give Hoskins will be with the wider training group.

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