Bob Prosser

For the Australian rules footballer, see Rob Prosser.

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 stand-off, or scrum-half.^[1][3][4]

Robert Prosser

Personal information
Full name	Robert Prosser
Born	(1943-08-08) 8 August 1943 (age 82) Tylorstown, Wales
Playing information
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Weight	11 st 7 lb (73 kg)
Rugby union
Position	Scrum-half
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P ≤1961–61 Coventry R.F.C. 1961–≤15 Sep 65 Newport RFC 148 19 57 Total 148 19 0 0 57 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P Crawshays RFC
Rugby league
Position	Stand-off, Scrum-half
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P Sep 1965–Feb 67 St. Helens 45 2 0 0 6 Jan 1968–Mar 74 Salford 106+22 21 0 0 63 Total 173 23 0 0 69 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1968–70 Wales 4 0 0 0 0 1965 GB Under 24 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [1][2]

Playing career

International honours

Bob Prosser won 4 caps for Wales (RL) in 1968–1970 while at Salford.^[1]

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 scrum-half 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.