Western Force's Ian Prior plays on with broken nose, fractured cheek against ACT Brumbies

By Chris Dutton
Updated July 16 2014 - 11:08am, first published July 12 2014 - 11:10pm
Prior was aiming for a triumphant return against his former teammate. But it quickly turned to disaster when he tried to make a tackle on flying Brumbies playmaker Matt Toomua just five minutes into the match.
Prior was aiming for a triumphant return against his former teammate. But it quickly turned to disaster when he tried to make a tackle on flying Brumbies playmaker Matt Toomua just five minutes into the match.

He had a broken nose, three fractures in his cheekbone and risked a ''collapsed face'', but Western Force halfback Ian Prior refused to shirk his responsibilities against the ACT Brumbies on Friday night.