Jimmy Parker

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Jimmy Parker
Full name	James Parker
Place of birth	Brussels, Belgium
Height	1.83 m
Weight	100 kg
Nickname	Fingers
Rugby union career
Position	Lock
Professional clubs		Caps	(points)
	Hull University RUFC Utrecht RUFC Kituro Marlow Rugby Club Brussels Barbarians
correct as of 16 November, 2006.
National team(s)
1993-1994	Belgium	National Team
correct as of 9 November, 2006.
Other Information
School attended	British School of Brussels
University	Hull University

Jimmy Parker is a former Belgian International rugby player who currently plays his trade for the Brussels Barbarians.

He was captain of the Brussels Barbarians for the 1994-95 season.

He is interviewed here [1]

When asked whether he considered himself more Belgian then British Jimmy had this response:

"Very much British but with a multi-cultural view of life and a particular appreciation for how different the Belgians are to the Brits. In fact how different every European nation is to the other."

As well as the Brussels Barbarians Jimmy has played for Hull University RUFC, Utrecht RUFC (NL), Kituro (in Brussels) and Marlow Rugby Club in Buckinghamshire.

Jimmy has considered retiring from rugby to focus on spending more time with his family but he claims that there is something about rugby camaraderie that spurs you on to keep on playing. He claims he just enjoys making up the numbers.

[edit] International career

In the 1993-4 season Jimmy made two appearances for Belgian national team, against Tunisia and a Combined Services XV. On both occasions he came on as substitute playing blind side flanker, both matches were lost.

Jimmy was stand in Captain of the Barbarians in the 1993-4 season after club Captain David Platt became injured due to recurring back injuries. Jimmy felt that his captaincy had a lot to do with his selection, as well as Belgian selectors interest in other Barbarians at the time. Particularly citing the case of Sean Lemy.