| Personal information | ||||||
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| Full name | George W. Parsons | |||||
| Born | 21 April 1926 Newbridge, Wales |
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| Died | 24 November 2009 (aged 83) or 27 November 2009 (aged 83) Llangynidr or Crickhowell, Wales |
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| Playing information | ||||||
| Weight | 14 st 0 lb (88.9 kg; 196.0 lb) | |||||
| Rugby union | ||||||
| Position | Lock | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| Cardiff RFC | ||||||
| ≤1945–1945 | Abertillery RFC | |||||
| 1945 | Newport RFC | 1 | ||||
| 1945–1946 | Newbridge RFC | |||||
| 1946–1947 | Newport RFC | 18 | ||||
| Total | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1947–1947 | Wales | 1 | ||||
| Rugby league | ||||||
| Position | Second-row | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1948–1957 | St. Helens | 296 | 45 | 40 | 0 | 215 |
| 1957–≥1957 | Rochdale Hornets | |||||
| ≥1959–≥1959 | Salford | |||||
| Total | 296 | 45 | 40 | 0 | 215 | |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1948–1959 | Wales | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| ≥1952–≤1956 | Great Britain | 1 | ||||
| Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk | ||||||
George W. Parsons (21 April 1926 — 24 November 2009) was a Welsh dual-code international rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1940s and '50s who at representative level played rugby union (RU) for Wales, and at club level for Abertillery RFC, Cardiff RFC, Newport RFC (twice), and Newbridge RFC, playing at Lock, i.e. number 4 or 5, and at representative level played rugby league (RL) for Great Britain, and Wales, and at club level for St. Helens, Rochdale Hornets, and Salford, playing at Second-row, i.e. number 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums.[1][2]
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Parsons represented Wales XV (RU) while at Abertillery RFC in the 'Victory International' non-Test match(es) between December 1945 and April 1946, won a cap for Wales (RU) while at Newport RFC in 1947 against England, won caps for Wales (RL) while at St. Helens, and Salford.
Parsons also represented Great Britain (RL) while at St. Helens between 1952 and 1956 against France (1 non-Test match).[3]
Along with William "Billy" Banks, Edward "Ted" Cahill, Gordon Haynes, Keith Holliday, William "Billy" Ivison, Robert "Bob" Kelly, John McKeown, and Edward "Ted" Slevin, Parsons' only Great Britain appearance came against France prior to 1957, these matches were not considered as Test matches by the Rugby Football League, and consequently caps were not awarded.[3]
Parsons was a senior manager at the Pilkington glass factory in St Helens, he was also a magistrate and a Liberal Party councillor.[4]