Tom Parker (rugby player)

Tom Parker (rugby player)

Infobox Rugby biography
name = Tom Parker


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birthname = Thomas Parker
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birthyear = 1891
birthmonth = 3
birthday = 29
placeofbirth = Llansamlet [ [http://www.swansearfc.co.uk/history_browser_view.php?image_id=483 Swansea RFC player profiles] ] , Wales
deathyear = 1967
deathmonth = 11
deathday = 25
placeofdeath = Tredegar, Wales
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ru_position = Flanker
ru_amateuryears = 1913–1923
ru_amateurclubs = Swansea RFC
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ru_nationalteam = Wales
ru_nationalyears = 1919–1923
ru_nationalcaps = 15 [ [http://www.wru.co.uk/12750_14256.php?player=26210&includeref=dynamic WRU player profile] ]
ru_nationalpoints = (6)
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relatives = Dai Parker, brother
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Tom Parker (1891–1967) was a Welsh international rugby union flanker who played club rugby for Swansea. Parker made his debut for Swansea in 1913 and captained his club in the 1920/21 seasonParker would play 15 times for Wales, seven of them as captain. He was surprisingly one of the most successful captains in the history of Welsh rugby with 6 wins and 1 draw, all played during the 1920s, a decade that is seen as the worst period in Welsh rugby.

International rugby career

Unusual for a new international, Parker gained his first cap against a touring side. In 1919 Parker was chosen to play against the New Zealand Army XV, and the next season would face all the home nations. His first game against England saw a Welsh team filled with new caps, so it was an impressive win when Wales beat their rivals 19-5, with Jerry Shea scoring 16 of the points. Parker's first international try came in 1920 in a match against Ireland at the Cardiff Arms Park. One of Parker's more memorable matches came in 1923 against France when, along with Steve Morris of Cross Keys, he spent large parts of the game fighting against an overly violent French squad.

"International matches played"Smith (1980), pg 470.]
* England 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923
* France 1921, 1922, 1923
* Ireland 1920, 1921, 1922
* New Zealand Army XV 1919
* Scotland 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923

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