Tony Parker (rugby union) explained

Tony Parker
Full Name:Anthony Joseph Parker
Birth Date:12 April 1961
Birth Place:Brisbane, Australia
Position:Scrum-half
Repyears1:1983
Repcaps1:3
Reppoints1:0

Anthony Joseph Parker (born 12 April 1961) is an Australian former rugby union international.

A native of Brisbane, Parker attended St Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace and the University of Queensland. While studying for his medical degree he played for the University of Queensland Rugby Club.[1]

Parker, a scrum-half, debuted for Queensland on his 20th birthday and was first called by the Wallabies for the 1981–82 tour of Britain and Ireland, where he was the reserve scrum-half.[2] He was named for the Wallabies when Argentina toured in 1983 and again found himself on the bench, but gained his first cap replacing a concussed Dominic Vaughan in the 1st Test at Ballymore Stadium.[3] This opened up an opportunity for Parker to start the 2nd Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground and he earned a third cap two-weeks later against the visiting All Blacks.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. News: GPS First XV rugby: St Joseph's Gregory Terrace's best past and present . . 5 August 2021.
  2. News: Qld halfback finds breakthrough tough . . 7 November 1981 . 43 . National Library of Australia.
  3. News: Australia crashes with poor display . . 1 August 1983 . 19 . National Library of Australia.
  4. Web site: Anthony Joseph Parker . classicwallabies.com.au . en.