As a 17-year-old, Prydie was as surprised as anyone when he was handed his debut on the wing in Wales' final clash of their 2010 Six Nations campaign.
Three further caps and a try against South Africa followed but by this time last year Prydie found himself at London Wasps having fallen out of favour at Ospreys.
In the summer coach Darren Edwards handed the 20-year-old a fresh start at the Dragons, promising to fuel his ambition for an international return.
On the face of it Prydie looks to have taken the bait - in 12 RaboDirect PRO12 performances he has amassed 106 points, three more than his nearest rival, Ospreys and Wales fly-half Dan Biggar.
Yet for Prydie, after the rapid elevation of his teens to the second-half of last season in exile at Wasps, talk of Wales can wait for another day.
Instead the Porthcawl-born back gives greater importance to the run of games he has enjoyed in the No.15 shirt - and the steadying influence of Edwards.
"It's been great so far at the Dragons and it has been about getting game time and I have played nearly every game," said Prydie.
"That is all you can ask for, I just want to be playing games and getting better as a player.
"In the last few years I haven't played that much rugby and you need to be playing if you are going to improve.
"It is frustrating when you are not playing but you have to look at the players who are in front of you and sometimes you can see why. With the Dragons it was a good chance for me to play 15 and I'm playing a lot and getting my chance.
"Darren has been great for me, he's been very encouraging and he's a great coach. He knows me very well and so he knows my strengths and how to use me best."
Prydie will come face to face with many of the friends he made at Wasps last season during Thursday's Anglo-Welsh European Challenge Cup clash at Rodney Parade.
And while the English side have transformed themselves from relegation candidates to top-four contenders in the Premiership, Prydie is not shocked to see some of his fellow youngsters coming good.
"I'm looking forward to playing against Wasps after my time playing there," he added.
"They've got a good team and the likes of Christian Wade, Elliot Daly and Billy Vunipola who are playing really well. You could tell they were going to be good players.
"The game means a lot to them and we've not had the best run of results but we're starting to show what we can do and we were unlucky with a couple of results like Cardiff over Christmas.
"We looked to have won it against Bayonne but then Mike Phillips went over right at the end so we need to try and push on for a win."
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