Sonny Parker (rugby union)
Birth name | Sonny Toi Parker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 27 August 1977 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Thames, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 16 st 3 lb (103 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Sacred Heart College, Auckland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sonny Toi Parker (born 27 August 1977 in Thames, New Zealand) is a Welsh rugby union footballer who played for the Wales national rugby union team. He played for Pontypridd and the Celtic Warriors, before moving to the Ospreys when the Warriors region collapsed. He retired from Wales because of the demands of international rugby at the end of 2005 but was brought back by Gareth Jenkins for the 2006 Autumn internationals, and was subsequently selected in Wales' 2007 World Cup squad. Parker finished his Welsh career with 31 caps and six tries. He was the 1007th player to be capped by Wales. In 2012, it was confirmed that he was leaving Ospreys for newly promoted English side London Welsh.[1][2] Parker is now the Richmond-based side's Team Manager.[3]
References
- ^ http://www.london-welsh.co.uk/rugby_squad_biography.asp?id=87[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Parker leaves Ospreys for Exiles". BBC Sport.
- ^ "London Welsh Rugby Club – Contact Us". Archived from the original on 11 July 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
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