Will Parker

Will Parker
Rugby union career
Full name	William James Parker
Place of birth	Swansea, Wales
Place of death	Penmaen, Swansea, Wales^[1]
Playing career
Position	Forward
Amateur clubs
Years	Club / team
1893-?	Swansea RFC
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1899	Wales^[2]	2	(0)

William James "Will" Parker (1873 – 10 November 1955)^[3] was a Welsh international rugby union forward who played club rugby for Swansea. Parker first joined Swansea in 1893 and spent most of his sporting career with the club. During the 1903/04 season he was given the captaincy of Swansea, and the club won the championship under his leadership. He was chosen in 1905 as a member of the Swansea team to face the original touring All Blacks.

Rugby career

Parker was selected on two occasions to represent Wales, both in the 1899 Home Nations Championship. His debut match was against England at St Helens when a then record crowd of 20,000 saw Wales overturn England 26-3, including four tries for Willie Llewellyn. Parker was chosen for the very next match against Scotland at Inverleith, but this time Wales were beaten and Parker was never re-selected.

After his retirement from rugby, Parker continued his links with the club by becoming a committee member.

International matches played

Wales^[4]

England 1899
Scotland 1899,

Bibliography

Smith, David; Williams, Gareth (1980). Fields of Praise: The Official History of The Welsh Rugby Union. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. ISBN 0-7083-0766-3.

References

Rugby Union Captain
Preceded by Frank Gordon	Swansea RFC Captain 1903-1904	Succeeded by Frank Gordon

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