Bob Prosser

{{short description|Wales dual-code rugby and GB international rugby league footballer}}

{{for|the Australian rules footballer|Rob Prosser}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2016}}

{{Use British English|date=October 2016}}

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|name = Robert Prosser

|fullname = Robert Prosser

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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1943|08|08}}

|birth_place = Tylorstown, Wales

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|weight = {{convert|11|st|7|lb|kg|abbr=on}}

|ru_position = Scrum-half

|position = {{rlp|SO|SH}}

|ru_club1 = Coventry R.F.C.

|ru_year1start = ≤1961

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|ru_club2 = Newport RFC

|ru_year2start = 1961

|ru_year2end = ≤15 Sep 65

|ru_appearances2 = 148

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|ru_points2 = 57

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|year1start = Sep 1965

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|club2 = Salford

|year2start = Jan 1968

|year2end = Mar 74

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|yearAstart = 1968

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|source = {{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/r-prosser/summary.html|title=Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}}John Player RL Yearbook 1973-74 by Jack Winstanley page 110 published by the Queen Anne Press Ltd

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Robert "Rob"/"Bob" Prosser (born 14 November 1943) is a Welsh former rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s. He played invitational level rugby union (RU) for Crawshays RFC, and at club level for Coventry R.F.C. and Newport RFC, as a scrum-half, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for St. Helens and Salford, as a {{rlp|so}}, or {{rlp|sh}}.{{cite book| first1= Graham| last1= Williams| first2= Peter| last2= Lush| first3= David| last3= Farrar| title= The British Rugby League Records Book| publisher= London League| isbn= 978-1-903659-49-6| year= 2009| pages= 108–114}}History of Rugby League Volume 71 1965-66 by Irvin Saxton page 16

Playing career

=International honours=

Bob Prosser won 4 caps for Wales (RL) in 1968–1970 while at Salford.

=Championship final appearances=

Bob Prosser was an unused substitute in St. Helens' 35-12 victory over Halifax in the Championship Final during the 1965–66 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 28 May 1966, in front of a crowd of 30,165.

=BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final appearances=

Bob Prosser played {{rlp|sh}} in St. Helens' 0-4 defeat by Castleford in the 1965 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final during the 1965–66 season at Knowsley Road, St. Helens on Tuesday 14 December 1965.

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