 He played fullback in Canada's first 3 games against , France and Japan, before being ruled out for selection against the All Blacks due to concussion he picked up in the previous game against Japan.In 2015 Pritchard was left off of the roster for the World Cup as coach Crowley explained he had more options for kickers who also offered a more versatile fullback than Pritchard.Shortly after that James Pritchard announced his retirement from international rugby.