Hull FC’s Will Pryce feels he’s a greater participant now than he was earlier than his spell in Australia, regardless of admitting some may even see his transfer as a “failure”.
Pryce, 22, joined the Newcastle Knights from Huddersfield Giants in 2024 however was restricted to only six video games within the NRL earlier than leaving on compassionate grounds earlier this yr. A number of days later, his transfer to Hull was confirmed, and he shortly made 5 Tremendous League appearances earlier than struggling a hamstring harm on the finish of Could.
“Everything about Australia, I definitely miss it. I miss it a lot,” Pryce advised Sky Sports activities on The Bench podcast. “I think the lifestyle is great. I had some fantastic people around me. And I probably could have stayed and maybe hoped to get a few NRL games under my belt this year, and hoped if injuries went my way, I might have been playing.
“But when I sat and spoke to John (Cartwright, Hull head coach) and Richard (Myler, CEO), we just spoke about how invested they are in me to be a vital part of this team.
“I feel anybody can say, particularly at my age now, I do not actually wish to be out and in of a staff anymore. I wish to try to play week in, week out on the skilled stage and show that I can do it at that stage.
“I obviously had an opportunity to stay in Newcastle. I had a couple of opportunities to maybe stay in Australia for a bit longer. But for me, it was about playing first-grade rugby, and Hull were keen on me getting here.”
Pryce is about to overlook Hull’s subsequent Tremendous League recreation – which is dwell on Sky Sports activities+ towards Huddersfield on Saturday from 3pm – however may return towards Salford Purple Devils subsequent month. Every time he subsequent options, Pryce might be taking his classes from Australia into it.
“I feel like my expectations were to probably play a bit more NRL games than what I did, but now looking back on it, did I work hard enough to play them games? No,” Pryce added.
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Pryce discusses Hull FC’s change of path
“It wasn’t until I started to put the graft in mid-year and started to work a bit harder, get fitter, stronger, put better performances together in reserve grade there that I earned the chance to play NRL.
“I am actually pleased with the way in which I turned it round and labored a bit more durable and took myself out of the consolation zone a bit. There’s not many English lads that may say they’ve performed within the NRL. Clearly some folks can flip round and say it is a failure, and I’ve come house and I’ve not managed to remain on the market.
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“But for me, I’ve learned so many life lessons. I’ve learned so many rugby lessons that I probably wouldn’t have learned in England.
“The teaching I had in Newcastle from them coaches over there in Australia, you aren’t getting that right here. Younger children do not get that right here. So going there at such a younger age has put me in good stead, I might say.”
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