Ben Prescott (born 31 July 1978 in

Tripoli, Libya Tripoli, historically known as Tripoli-of-the-West, is the capital city, capital and largest city of Libya, with a population of about 1.317 million people in 2021. It is located in the northwest of Libya on the edge of the desert, on a point ...

) is a Libyan born Scottish former

rugby union Rugby union football, commonly known simply as rugby union in English-speaking countries and rugby 15/XV in non-English-speaking world, Anglophone Europe, or often just rugby, is a Contact sport#Terminology, close-contact team sport that orig ...

player for

Glasgow Warriors The Glasgow Warriors are a professional rugby union side from Scotland. The team plays in the United Rugby Championship league and in the European Professional Club Rugby tournaments. In the 2014–15 season they won the Pro12 title and beca ...

at the Tighthead Prop position.

Amateur career

Prescott played for Aberdeen GSFP. He also played for

Blackrock College RFC Blackrock College Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club located in Blackrock, Dublin, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The club was founded in 1882 by former pupils of Blackrock College. Their senior team currently plays in 2024–25 All-Irela ...

when based in Ireland with

Leinster Leinster ( ; or ) is one of the four provinces of Ireland, in the southeast of Ireland. The modern province comprises the ancient Kingdoms of Meath, Leinster and Osraige, which existed during Gaelic Ireland. Following the 12th-century ...

in 2010.

Professional career

Prescott started playing for Glasgow Warriors in the 2001–02 season under Richie Dixon. His first match was the pre-season friendly against

Northampton Saints Northampton Saints (officially Northampton Rugby Football Club) is a professional rugby union club from Northampton, England. The club plays in Premiership Rugby, England's top division of rugby union. It was formed in 1880 as "Northampton St. ...

where he came on as a substitute on 14 August 2001. He also played in competitive matches. His first competitive appearance was against

Cardiff RFC Cardiff Rugby Football Club () is a rugby union club based in Cardiff, the capital city of Wales. The club was founded in 1876Parry-Jones (1989), pg 59 and played their first few matches at Sophia Gardens, shortly after which relocating to Ca ...

in the

Heineken Cup The European Rugby Champions Cup (known as the Investec Champions Cup for sponsorship reasons) is an annual rugby union tournament organised by European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR). It is the top-tier competition for clubs who compete in a pre ...

replacing Dave Hilton on 4 November 2001 at

Hughenden Stadium Hughenden is a multi-sports venue in the Hyndland area of Glasgow, Scotland. It has been the home since 1924 of Hillhead Sports Club, a private members' club catering for cricket, rugby union and tennis Tennis is a List of racket sports, ...

. He played in the Welsh-Scottish League against

Edinburgh Rugby Edinburgh Rugby (formerly Edinburgh Reivers, Edinburgh Gunners) is one of the two professional rugby union teams from Scotland. The club competes in the United Rugby Championship, along with the Glasgow Warriors, its oldest rival. Edinburgh play ...

, coming on as a temporary replacement for Steve Griffiths on 22 February 2002 He didn't play for the Warriors again until season 2004–05. He signed full-time for the Warriors in

2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...

. The following season 2006–07 a calf injury restricted his Warriors appearances. He went out on loan to Waterloo for more game time. The 2007–08 season was his last as a Warrior. The 2007–08 season saw Prescott on a loan to Rotherham Titans. This move was made permanent on 23 May 2008. He left the Titans to join Nottingham RFC in May 2010. He then moved on to

in September 2010. He rejoined the Titans on loan in early December 2010 when their prop Anton O'Donnell broke his ankle. That move was brief as he moved on a short-term deal to

at the end of December 2010. He rejoined

Nottingham Nottingham ( , East Midlands English, locally ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England. It is located south-east of Sheffield and nor ...

for season 2011–12. In May 2012 he signed for the

Cornish Pirates The Cornish Pirates () are a professional rugby union team who play in the RFU Championship, Championship, the second level of the English rugby union pyramid, and are the premier Cornish rugby club. The Cornish Pirates team are the 'First XV' o ...

. He rejected a new contract in the summer of 2014 and was released. Instead Prescott signed for London Scottish for the 2014–15 season. He announced his retiral from the game in September 2015 due to a neck and shoulder injury.

International career

Prescott played for Scotland U18s, Scottish Universities and Scottish Students.

External links

The Rugby Paper profile

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Prescott, Ben 1978 births Living people Glasgow Warriors players Scottish rugby union players Aberdeen GSFP RFC players Blackrock College RFC players Leinster Rugby players Waterloo F.C. players Rotherham Titans players Nottingham R.F.C. players Northampton Saints players Cornish Pirates players London Scottish F.C. players Sportspeople from Tripoli, Libya Rugby union props