Pratt started his amateur career with Hunslet Parkside. At the age of 15, he trained with hometown team Leeds, but was not taken on by the club.[4] He signed for Featherstone Rovers in 1997, and spent two seasons at the club, scoring 30 tries in 48 appearances.[5] Karl Pratt made his début for Featherstone Rovers on Sunday 8 June 1997, and he played his last match for Featherstone Rovers during the 1998 season, he played left wing, i.e. number 5, in Featherstone Rovers's 22–24 defeat by Wakefield Trinity in the 1998 First Division Grand Final at McAlpine Stadium, Huddersfield on 26 September 1998.[6] In November 1998, he returned to Leeds after being signed for a fee worth up to £150,000.[4]
Pratt won caps for England while at Leeds Rhinos 2001 Wales (sub),[2] and won caps for Great Britain while at Leeds Rhinos 2002 Australia, and New Zealand.[3]
In 2005, Pratt announced his retirement at the age of 25 due to a persistent shoulder injury.[7]
Referencesedit
^ ab"Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
^ ab"England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
^ ab"Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
^ abHadfield, Dave (19 November 1998). "Rugby League: Pratt returns to Leeds". The Independent. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
^Smith, Peter (7 July 2014). "Leeds Rhinos Bygones: Pratt starred for Rhinos before his career was cut short". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
^. Great Players – Great Games. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
^"Bradford star Pratt ends career". BBC Sport. 1 December 2005. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
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karl, pratt, born, july, 1980, english, former, professional, rugby, league, footballer, played, 1990s, 2000s, played, representative, level, great, britain, england, yorkshire, club, level, featherstone, rovers, heritage, leeds, rhinos, heritage, 1306, bradfo. Karl Pratt born 18 July 1980 is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s He played at representative level for Great Britain England and Yorkshire and at club level for Featherstone Rovers Heritage 760 Leeds Rhinos Heritage 1306 and Bradford Bulls with whom he won the 2003 Super League Grand Final and Challenge Cup Pratt usually played on the wing but also played at stand off scrum half and hooker during his career 1 Karl PrattPersonal informationBorn 1980 07 18 18 July 1980 age 43 Leeds EnglandPlaying informationPositionWing Stand off Scrum half HookerClub Years Team Pld T G FG P 1997 98 Featherstone Rovers 48 30 0 0 120 1999 02 Leeds Rhinos 81 38 0 0 152 2003 05 Bradford Bulls 59 20 0 0 80 Total 188 88 0 0 352 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2001 England 1 1 0 0 4 2002 Great Britain 2 1 0 0 4 YorkshireSource 1 2 3 Career editPratt started his amateur career with Hunslet Parkside At the age of 15 he trained with hometown team Leeds but was not taken on by the club 4 He signed for Featherstone Rovers in 1997 and spent two seasons at the club scoring 30 tries in 48 appearances 5 Karl Pratt made his debut for Featherstone Rovers on Sunday 8 June 1997 and he played his last match for Featherstone Rovers during the 1998 season he played left wing i e number 5 in Featherstone Rovers s 22 24 defeat by Wakefield Trinity in the 1998 First Division Grand Final at McAlpine Stadium Huddersfield on 26 September 1998 6 In November 1998 he returned to Leeds after being signed for a fee worth up to 150 000 4 Pratt won caps for England while at Leeds Rhinos 2001 Wales sub 2 and won caps for Great Britain while at Leeds Rhinos 2002 Australia and New Zealand 3 Pratt played for the Bradford Bulls at stand off half back in their 2003 Super League Grand Final victory against the Wigan Warriors Having won Super League VIII Bradford played against 2003 NRL Premiers the Penrith Panthers in the 2004 World Club Challenge Pratt played at scrum half back in the Bulls 22 4 victory He played for Bradford from the interchange bench in their 2004 Super League Grand Final loss against the Leeds Rhinos In 2005 Pratt announced his retirement at the age of 25 due to a persistent shoulder injury 7 References edit a b Statistics at rugbyleagueproject org rugbyleagueproject org 31 December 2017 Retrieved 1 January 2018 a b England Statistics at englandrl co uk englandrl co uk 31 December 2017 Retrieved 1 January 2018 a b Great Britain Statistics at englandrl co uk englandrl co uk 31 December 2017 Retrieved 1 January 2018 a b Hadfield Dave 19 November 1998 Rugby League Pratt returns to Leeds The Independent Retrieved 14 June 2015 Smith Peter 7 July 2014 Leeds Rhinos Bygones Pratt starred for Rhinos before his career was cut short Yorkshire Evening Post Retrieved 14 June 2015 First Division Grand Final 1998 A Night To Remember Great Players Great Games 31 December 2011 Archived from the original on 11 October 2012 Retrieved 1 January 2012 Bradford star Pratt ends career BBC Sport 1 December 2005 Retrieved 14 June 2015 External links edit archived by web archive org 1st XIII Profile at therhinos Profile at therhinos Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Karl Pratt amp oldid 1152830585, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
