Rob Parker (rugby league)

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Rob Parker
Personal information
Full name Robert Parker
Date of birth September 5, 1981 (1981-09-05) (age 26)
Place of birth , England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight 16 st 10 lb (106 kg)
Club information
Position(s) Prop/Second Row
Current club Warrington Wolves
Number 15
Youth clubs
Years Club
Leigh East
Senior clubs*
Years Club Apps (points)
2000 ‐ 05
2001
2005 ‐		 Bradford Bulls
London Broncos
Warrington Wolves		 95 (52)
10 (0)
32 (16)
Representative teams
2003 ‐ England

* Professional club appearances and points
counted for domestic first grade only.

Rob Parker (born 5 September 1981) lives in Westhoughton, Greater Manchester, England and is a rugby league player who plays for Warrington Wolves.

He played his junior rugby with Leigh East before joining the Bulls, he debuted in 2000 and marked his case for a regular position in Super League during a ten-game loan spell with London Broncos in 2001.

Rose out of the Bradford Bulls Academy to establish himself as an integral part of the powerful Bulls pack, collected Super League medals in 2003 and 2005 and played in a winning Challenge Cup Final (2003) and World Club Challenge (2004).

A near ever present in the all conquering Bradford team which won the league and cup double in 2003, he missed out on a spot in the 2003 Grand Final against Wigan, though he did play in the Bulls Grand Final defeat to Leeds the following season. An accomplished performer in both front and second row.

Whilst at Bradford Bulls, Parker was loaned out to Wakefield RFC where he made seven Rugby Union appearances over two seasons.

He was appointed England captain in 2004 and led his country to the European Nations Cup.

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