Ian Prior (born 21 August 1990) is an Australian-born Zimbabwe international rugby union player who previously played for the Western Force in Super Rugby AU and Super Rugby Trans-Tasman. He previously played for the Force, Reds and Brumbies teams in Australia at Super Rugby level, as well as for English club Harlequins. Prior's usual position is scrum-half but he can also play fly-half.
Rugby union career Prior played for the team at the 2010 Junior World Championship in Argentina.
He made his Super Rugby debut for the against the in Johannesburg during the 2011 Super Rugby season. Prior moved to Canberra prior to the start of the 2012, where he signed a two-year deal to play for the Brumbies.
He joined the Perth-based Western Force ahead of the 2014 Super Rugby season. After the removal of the Force from the Super Rugby competition in the latter half of 2017, Prior signed a short-term deal to play for English club Harlequins, and then rejoined the Force as captain for the new World Series Rugby season in 2018.
Later that year, he was also targeted as a potential player for Zimbabwe, but took no part in their Africa Cup campaign. Prior remained captain of the Western Force for the 2018 National Rugby Championship.
He made his international debut for Zimbabwe in 2024, playing a vital role in the country's victorious 2024 and 2025 Rugby Africa Cup campaigns, the latter of which saw Prior awarded the Player of the Tournament accolade as Zimbabwe qualified for the 2027 Rugby World Cup. He was also the top scorer with 52 points.
Super Rugby statistics
Season Team Games Starts Sub Mins Tries Cons Pens Drops Points Yel Red 2011 6 0 6 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2012 12 4 8 386 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 2013 13 2 11 347 0 5 0 0 10 0 0 2014 Force 15 8 7 715 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2015 Force 9 1 8 136 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2016 Force 13 7 6 485 0 8 6 0 34 0 0 2017 Force 13 5 8 485 0 6 12 0 48 0 0Total 80 27 53 2678 1 19 18 0 97 0 1
International Statistics Cap. Opponents Results(Zim 1st) Position Points Dates Venue 1. 22–20 Flyhalf 7 (2 conv, 1 pen) 20 July 2024 Mandela National Stadium, Kampala 2. 32–10 Flyhalf 9 (3 conv, 1 pen) 24 July 2024 Mandela National Stadium, Kampala 3. 62–22 Flyhalf 15 (6 conv, 1 pen) 5 November 2024 The Sevens Stadium, Dubai 4. 27–22 Flyhalf 12 (3 conv, 2 pen) 16 November 2024 Namdong Asiad Rugby Field, Incheon 5. 43–8 Flyhalf 23 (4 conv, 5 pen) 8 July 2025 Mandela National Stadium, Kampala 6. 29–23 Flyhalf 14 (1 conv, 3 pen, 1 drop) 13 July 2025 Mandela National Stadium, Kampala 7. 30–28 Flyhalf 15 (3 conv, 3 pen) 19 July 2025 Mandela National Stadium, Kampala 8. 26–36 Flyhalf 6 (3 conv) 4 July 2026 Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Denver, Colorado Legend: pen = penalty (3 pts.); conv = conversion (2 pts.), drop = drop kick (3 pts.).
References
External links Brumbies profile