Ben Prescott
association football player (1978-)
Ben Prescott (born 31 July 1978 in Tripoli, Libya) is a Libyan-born Scottish former rugby union player for Glasgow Warriors at the Tighthead Prop position.
Amateur career
Prescott played for Aberdeen GSFP. He also played for Blackrock College RFC when based in Ireland with Leinster 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 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 in the Heineken Cup replacing Dave Hilton on 4 November 2001 at Hughenden Stadium. He played in the Welsh-Scottish League against Edinburgh Rugby, coming on as a temporary replacement for Steve Griffiths on 22 February 2002 He did not play for the Warriors again until season 2004–05. He signed full-time for the Warriors in 2005. In the following season, 2006–07, a calf injury restricted his Warriors appearances. He went out on loan to Waterloo for more game time.
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